Cooke City, Montana

Cooke City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 77. Prior to 2010, it was part of the Cooke City-Silver Gate CDP.

Cooke City, Montana
Entering Cooke City from the east
Cooke City
Cooke City
Coordinates: 45°1′10″N 109°56′4″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyPark
Area
  Total9.54 sq mi (24.70 km2)
  Land9.54 sq mi (24.70 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
7,580 ft (2,310 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total77
  Density8.08/sq mi (3.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
59020
Area code406
FIPS code30-17350
GNIS feature ID2583800

The community sits northeast of Yellowstone National Park on the Beartooth Highway, which leads east to Red Lodge, Montana, on a scenic route climbing to 10,947 feet (3,337 m) in elevation through the Beartooth Mountains and across the Beartooth Plateau. The town's chief industry is tourism, which during the winter includes skiing and snowmobiling.

It is named for Jay Cooke, financier of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

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