What County Is Big Sky, Montana In?
Big Sky is in Gallatin County and Madison County. Check a specific address near a county line.
- Official code
- 3006325
- Representative coordinates
- 45.256435, -111.332002
- Land area
- 310.812 km²
- Water area
- 0.614 km²
- State
- Montana
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County boundaries in Big Sky
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Coordinates of Big Sky
45.256435, -111.332002 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.
Elevation in Big Sky
2,114 m · 6,936 ft. GNIS archived height at its named reference point (45.2592298, -111.3426049), which may differ from the Census point. Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.
Today’s sunrise and sunset
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Time zones in Big Sky
The representative point uses America/Denver.
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/Denver | UTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
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Census ZIP areas
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Nearest place by representative point
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