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2024 Map of Collins

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Collins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Collins sits at the heart of this Montana landscape, where the seasonal hydrology and early transport corridors define the Teton County and Pondera County borderlands. The meandering path of Muddy Creek flows from the northwest, carving through the central terrain before meeting the Teton River in the south. This confluence area is marked by sharp topographic relief, including Railroad Coulee and Trail Coulee, which suggest the historic difficulty of navigating this stretch of the plains.

A network of section-line roads, such as Thompson Rd and Collins Rd, organizes the high ground, while the modern corridor of the Brady Frontage and E Frontage Rd mirrors the interstate path in the northeast. These naming conventions and the inclusion of Government Coulee highlight a landscape deeply rooted in the Public Land Survey System, where modern infrastructure follows the same ridges and valleys used by earlier travelers across the High Plains.