Sapphire Ridge, Montana Explained

Official Name:Sapphire Ridge, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Sapphire Ridge
Coordinates:46.8867°N -110.2525°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Judith Basin
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.54
Area Land Sq Mi:0.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:1.40
Area Land Km2:1.40
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:18.58
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4894
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:59452 (Hobson)
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-66317
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806632
Population Total:26
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:48.15

Sapphire Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The community is more commonly known as Sapphire Village.[2] It is in the southern part of the county, on the west side of the valley of the Judith River, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Missouri River.

Pigeye Road is the main route out of the community, leading northeast 10miles down the Judith River valley to Utica. To the southwest the road leads into the Little Belt Mountains and Lewis and Clark National Forest.

Sapphire Ridge was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Climate

Lewistown 42 WSW is a weather station located near Sapphire Village.[3] Lewistown 42 WSW has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Sapphire Village, Montana. RussellCountry.com. June 10, 2021.
  3. Web site: Data of Meteorological Station Lewistown 42 Wsw, Montana . geographic.org . January 11, 2024.