2024 Map of Bearshack Creek

About this map

The Big Sheep Mountains dominate the southern landscape of this remote portion of eastern Montana, where the boundary between McCone Co and Prairie Co carves across a complex network of seasonal drainages. This high plains terrain is defined by the headwaters of numerous creeks, including the braided paths of Bearshack Creek, Tusler Creek, and its distinct tributaries, North Fork Tusler Creek and South Fork Tusler Creek. The map reveals a land structured by section lines and gravel paths like Union Rd and Prairie Rd, which navigate the rises of the Lower Summit and the depressions of Dry Ash Creek. This area illustrates the late-development ranching character of the northern plains, where natural topography such as Pasture Creek still dictates the placement of rural access roads and cattle boundaries across the expanse of the Missouri River basin watershed.