Sleeping Buffalo, Montana

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Sleeping Buffalo, Montana
Sleeping Buffalo is located in Montana
Sleeping Buffalo
Sleeping Buffalo
Coordinates: 48°29′1″N 107°31′48″W / 48.48361°N 107.53000°W / 48.48361; -107.53000Coordinates: 48°29′1″N 107°31′48″W / 48.48361°N 107.53000°W / 48.48361; -107.53000
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyPhillips
Area
 • Total0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
 • Land0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
2,235 ft (681 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
59261 (Saco)
Area code(s)406
FIPS code30-68985
GNIS feature ID2804316[2]

Sleeping Buffalo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is in the eastern part of the county on Secondary Highway 243, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the Sleeping Buffalo Rock historic site on U.S. Route 2. Via US-2, it is a further 10 miles (16 km) east to Saco and 18 miles (29 km) southwest to Malta, the Phillips county seat. The Sleeping Buffalo CDP is on high ground between to the north and the valley of Beaver Creek to the south.

The location was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sleeping Buffalo Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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