Malta is a town in Montana. It is part of what is called the HiLine - a term used for the northern part of the state. The population was 1,900 in 2019.
Understand
Get in
By car
Malta is at the intersection of Highways 2 and 191.
By train
- 1 Malta Station, 51 S 1st St E. 12:55PM-3:25PM. Served by Amtrak's Empire Builder once daily in each direction. It has a waiting room, but no staff, ticketing machines, or luggage service available.
- 2 Travel Haven, 121 S 2nd St E (at 1st Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-1638. M-F 10AM-6PM, Sa Su flosed. Travel agency where Amtrak tickets can be purchased.
By plane
The nearest commercial airports are in Billings and Great Falls.
Get around
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Map of Malta (Montana)
Malta is small enough to walk or bike. Generally people travel by car.
See
- 1 Great Plains Dinosaur Museum, 405 North 1st Ave East (directly on Highway 2 East), ☏ 1 406 654-5300, ✉[email protected]. May to October; M-Sa 10AM-5PM; Su 12:30-5PM. Part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Includes one of the best preserved dinosaurs ever discovered. Adult $5, 6-12 $3.
- 2 Phillips County Museum, North 1st Ave East (directly on Highway 2 East), ☏ 1 406 654-1037, ✉[email protected]. M-Sa 10AM-5PM; Su 12:30-5PM. Part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Adult $5, 6-12 $3.
Do
- 1 Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, 194 Bowdoin Auto Tour Rd (from U.S. Highway 2, watch for a brown and white Refuge directional sign just east of Malta on U.S. Highway 2. Turn right after this sign and follow the paved road (old U.S. Highway 2) 6 miles to the Refuge entrance), ☏ 1 406 654-2863, ✉[email protected]. Open sunrise to sunset. Migratory bird refuge. Hiking, bicycling, bird-watching, snow-shoeing, ice skating, cross-country skiing, and hunting (but not fishing) are all possible. Free.
Buy
There is an Albertsons grocery store on Hwy 191.
Eat
- 1 Hitchin' Post, 745 N 1st St E (east of 7th Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-1882. 7AM-2PM. Diner.
- 2 Stretch's Pizza, 140 S 1st St E (at 2nd Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-1229. 11AM-9PM. Pizza, burgers, salad bar. Has pool table and small video arcade inside.
Drink
- 1 Stockman Bar and Grill, 64 S 1st St E (at 1st Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-1919, ✉[email protected]. bar 10AM-2AM, kitchen 5AM-10PM. Has a few pool tables inside.
- 2 Crossroad Coffee and Bistro, 65 S 3rd St E (at 1st Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-1955. M-F 7AM-5:30PM, Su closed. Coffee, soup and sandwiches in an unpretentious setting.
- 3 Blue Ridge Brewing, 320 S 1st St E (between 3rd Ave and 5th Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-2855. Tu-F 4PM-8PM, Sa M closed. Microbrewery.
Sleep
- 1 Maltana Motel, 138 S 1st Ave W (at 2nd St), ☏ 1 406 654-2610.
- 2 Great Northern Hotel, 2 S 1st St E (at Central Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-2100. Includes restaurant.
- 3 Trafton Park (from the only traffic signal in town, at the intersection of Central Ave and US Highway 2, go north), ☏ 1 406 654-1251. This city-owned park has a campground. There are bathrooms and potable water, but no hookups. No reservations. $5.
Connect
- Philips County Library, 10 S 4th St E (at Central Ave), ☏ 1 406 654-2407. M-Th 10AM-noon, 1PM-6PM; F 10AM-noon, 1-5PM; Sa Su closed.
Go next
| Routes through Malta |
| Spokane ← Havre ← | W  E | → Glasgow → Minot |
| Shelby ← Havre ← | W  E | → Glasgow → Williston |
Swift Current ← Val Marie ← becomes .svg/16px-Saskatchewan_Highway_4_(jct).svg.png){kind=small} ←  ← | N  S | → Lewistown → Big Timber |