Colstrip, MT

united states

Colstrip is a small Montana prairie town built around a major coal power plant, about 90 miles southeast of Billings via I-94 and Highway 39. The community of 2,100 sits in rolling grassland where summer heat hits the 90s and winters bring snow. EV charging is scarce in this remote area, so plan stops in larger cities. The town's four massive cooling towers are visible for miles across the surrounding plains.