2014 Map of Big Hill

About this map

The Yellowstone River cuts across the southern portion of this landscape, its wide channel and shifting gravel bars defining the drainage patterns for the surrounding high plains of Custer County. In the south, the historic Fort Keogh Bridge provides a crossing point near the modern alignment of Fort Keogh Rd, linking the riverbanks to the local transport network. The terrain rises to the north toward the namesake Big Hill, a prominent topographical feature overlooking a complex system of seasonal drainages including N Sunday Cr, S Sunday Cr, and Crooked Cr. Modern infrastructure is represented by the Frank Wiley Field Airport in the east and the straight-line routes of MT-59 and CR-158, which intersect the section lines of this rural Montana cattle-country expanse.