Zortman is located in
Phillips County 50 miles southwest of
Malta near Belknap Indian Reservation, and Natural Bridge historic mining camp. Nearby is the UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge. Together with the surrounding C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, the UL Bend is the only place in Montana where elk still occupy their native prairie year-round. Other inhabitants are deer, pronghorn antelope, birds and small animals.