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2020 Map of Absarokee

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Absarokee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Absarokee occupies the southern valley where Rosebud Creek meets the Stillwater River, a landscape defined by an intricate network of early 21st-century irrigation infrastructure. This survey illustrates the vital importance of water management in Stillwater County, documenting numerous named waterworks including Nichols Ditch, Roadhouse Ditch, Garrigus Ditch, and the Sylvester-Beasly Ditch. The presence of the Albert Johnson Bridge near the confluence provides a specific landmark for local history and property research.

North of the river valley, the terrain rises into the plateaus of the Montana backcountry, marked by prominent geographical features like Huntley Butte and several dry coulees such as Kennedy Coulee and Orson Coulee. The map detail extends to specific local roads and trails, from the residential layout of Absarokee to remote routes like Beaver Flat Trl and Huntley Butte Rd, showing the relationship between the sheltered agricultural valley and the surrounding high country.