2017 Map of Box Canyon Coulee

About this map

Black Buttes rise above the drainage systems of Rosebud County, serving as a primary landmark in a landscape defined by an intricate network of coulees. These erosional features, including Kenney Coulee and Box Canyon Coulee, indicate a dry environment where intermittent water flow has carved deep into the Montana earth. This high-plains topography is dominated by the seasonal paths of Sand Cr and Jack Cr, which manage the runoff from the surrounding ridges and buttes. The map reveals the classic public land survey system grid, showing the organization of the territory into townships and ranges like t8n r42e. For researchers of local land history, the specific naming of features such as Hammerstrom Coulee and Zumwalt Coulee provides evidence of family names tied to the early ranching or settlement of this part of eastern Montana.