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1979 Map of Chimney Butte

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Chimney Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Chimney Butte stands as a prominent landmark in this mid-1970s landscape of rural Musselshell County. The terrain is deeply dissected by numerous watercourses and seasonal drainages, including the prominent Fattig Creek in the west and Fishel Creek to the east. Several named coulees, such as Tepee Coulee, Carters Coulee, and Y Bar Coulee, cut through the hills, illustrating the complex natural drainage patterns of this Montana upland.

Resource exploration is a visible theme throughout the area, evidenced by numerous scattered Well sites and occasional Drill Hole locations. These markers, interspersed with a Jeep Trail and a network of fence lines, suggest a landscape primarily utilized for ranching and mineral prospecting. The mapping reflects a period just after the 1973 aerial surveys, capturing the exact placement of these development markers within the natural topography before modern shifts in land use or infrastructure.