1993 Map of Camp Needmore

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Custer National Forest anchors this southeastern Montana landscape, where the public lands of the National Forest Boundary meet the open range of Carter County. The geography is defined by a network of drainage systems including Little Ramme Creek and Big Ramme Creek, which flow southward away from the prominent heights of Conger Hill and Murphy Hill. This 1990s-era survey reveals a pastoral economy still very much active, marked by isolated homesteads and family holdings such as the Burch Ranch, L Carroll Ranch, and B McCabe Ranch. At the heart of the forest land lies Camp Needmore, a central node in an area characterized by scattered springs like Heggen Spring and Oliver Springs that sustained both livestock and local inhabitants. The presence of a Rodeo Ground and a Radio Tower underscores the intersection of traditional western culture and modern infrastructure in this expansive high-plains environment.