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City in Montana, United States

Cut Bank is a city in and the county seat of Glacier County, Montana, United States, located just east of the "cut bank" (gorge) along Cut Bank Creek. The population was 3,056 at the 2020 census, The town began in 1891 with the arrival of the Great Northern Railway.

Cut Bank is located in eastern Glacier County. The Blackfeet Indian Reservation is located just west of Cut Bank, on the western side of Cut Bank Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.99 square miles (3 km2), all land. The city is located 30 mile (48 km) south of the Canada–United States border. The name of the city comes from the cut bank (gorge) a scenic hazard to navigation and a geologic feature of the same name. The Cut Bank Creek river is spanned cliffs to cliffs by a scenic elevated railway bridge high above the canyon floor less than a mile from the edge of the town.

Cut Bank experiences a semi arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short, warm, wetter summers. In winter, bitterly cold arctic air masses move south and impact the eastern side of the American Continental Divide. During such invasions Cut Bank, with its comparatively high elevation and topography is frequently the coldest location in the lower 48 U. S. States. Being close to the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains also makes the area subject to occasional Chinook winds that can rapidly increase the local temperature.

The area school district is Cut Bank Public Schools, with its components being Cut Bank Elementary School District and Cut Bank High School District. Cut Bank Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Cut Bank High School's team name is the Wolves. Cut Bank has a public library, called the Glacier County Library.

The Cut Bank Pioneer Press is a newspaper that provides both print and e edition news.

Cut Bank is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder long distance train on its route from Chicago to Seattle/Portland. There is one eastbound and one westbound train per day. A train of the same name served the city under Amtrak's predecessor, the Great Northern Railway. The city, in conjunction with Amtrak and the current track owner BNSF Railway, recently repainted its historic train station in the traditional Great Northern depot colors. The city contains an important railroad freight yard operated by the BNSF. Cut Bank Municipal Airport is a public use airport 3 mile (5 km) southwest of Cut Bank. U. S. Route 2 passes through the city as Main Street, leading east 22 mile (35 km) to Interstate 15 at Shelby and west 34 mile (55 km) to Browning.