1968 Map of Bear Coulee

About this map

Wild Horse Ridge dominates the western horizon of this landscape within the Crow Indian Reservation, where the drainage patterns of the Missouri River Basin have carved a complex network of coulees and creeks. Surveyed in 1968, the terrain is defined by the convergence of several waterways, including the winding Beauvais Creek and the headwaters of the West Fork, Middle Fork, and East Fork. The map records a moment of transition for the local infrastructure, noting an unnamed road marked as under construction in the southwest quadrant, signaling 20th-century development into this interior portion of Big Horn County. The interface between Yellowstone and Big Horn counties is clearly delineated across the northern uplands, tracing a path through the breaks of Woody Creek and Bear Coulee.