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2024 Map of Bakers Spring

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Bakers Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument dominates the southeastern quadrant of this Fergus County landscape, where the breaks descend toward the Missouri River drainage. The area is defined by its complex drainage network, characterized by seasonal coulees including Sawmill Coulee and Murphy Coulee that carve through the high plains. Vital water sources in this arid environment are identified at Sulphur Spring and Bakers Spring, historical points of interest for early cattlemen and travelers navigating the central Montana ranges.

Transportation is limited to high-ridge routes such as Knox Ridge Rd, which follows the high ground above Sourdough Creek. To the south, the Peck Hills rise above the drainage of Armells Creek and Deadman Coulee. This map reveals a largely open, working landscape of large ranching blocks and protected public lands, where the placement of springs and the path of the coulees dictated the movement of both wildlife and the early settlers of Fergus County.