Big Timber, Montana

About Big Timber

Big Timber is a small town in southern Montana with an estimated population of 1,681.

Big Timber holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.98 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,715 residents per square mile.

📰 Big Timber News Today

• Big Timber Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Big Timber pharmacy serves up milkshakes to Bill Clinton and Adam Schiff during quiet pit stop Bozeman Daily Chronicle · Jul 13
• Earl Schott Obituary (1940 - 2026) - Big Timber, MT - Big Timber Pioneer Legacy | Obituary · Sep 24
• Big Timber's Singeli Agnew to discuss her documentary The Livingston Enterprise · Sep 30
• Custer Gallatin National Forest : Recreation Site - Historic Main Boulder Ranger Station and Visitor Center US Forest Service (.gov) · Oct 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Montana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Big Timber Unique

• The only place in America named Big Timber — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 22 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Big Timber

• Crazy Crust Pizza & Bakery
• Frosty Freez Family Diner — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Crazy Mountain Museum · Museum
• Sweet Grass County Fairgrounds · Attraction
• Victorian Village Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Big Timber

• Lions Club Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Big Timber

• Big Timber 7-8
• Big Timber School
• Sweet Grass Co High Schl

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Pioneer Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Big Timber

🏘️ Nearby Communities