2014 Map of Blue Hill

About this map

Blue Hill and Lone Butte rise above the high plains of Richland County, defining a landscape etched by a complex network of seasonal drainages. This rural Montana territory is marked by the branching headwaters of Buckley Cr, Antelope Cr, and the S Fork Cherry Cr, which create the deeply contoured draws and coulees typical of the region. The spatial arrangement of small rural cemeteries like Cherry Creek Cem and Lone Butte Cem alongside early section roads suggests the locations of former community centers in this sparsely populated cattle and grain country.