1986 Map of Big Wall East

About this map

Big Wall dominates this section of the Musselshell County landscape, rising over a network of intermittent drainage systems and ephemeral creeks. The topography is defined by significant elevation changes, ranging from the southern flow of the Musselshell River up to the prominent heights of Kilby Butte. This 1986 provisional edition captures the rural character of the region as it existed in the late 1970s, showing a land carved by Crooked Creek and Willow Creek. The map details the transition between township lines T 10 N and T 9 N, illustrating how the dry coulees and named waterways like North Willow Creek and Sand Creek dictated the placement of local roads and land use in this sparsely populated stretch of central Montana.