Loading map...

2017 Map of Absarokee

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Absarokee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Absarokee serves as the focal point of this Montana landscape, situated at the confluence where Rosebud Creek meets the Stillwater River. The settlement's development is deeply tied to a complex network of early 20th-century irrigation infrastructure, including the Mendenhall Ditch, Sylvester-Beasley Ditch, and Town Ditch, which redirect water across the valley floor. The Albert Johnson Bridge provides a critical crossing over the Stillwater, connecting the community to the outlying ranch lands.

To the north and east, the terrain rises into high plateaus and breaks, marked by prominent features like Huntley Butte and numerous drainages including Kennedy Coulee, Orson Coulee, and Norse Coulee. The rural road network, defined by routes like Huntley Butte Rd and Beaver Creek Rd, follows the natural contours of the coulees and the engineered paths of the Nichols Ditch and Roadhouse Ditch, illustrating the intersection of natural topography and agricultural necessity.