2024 Map of Combs Ranch

About this map

The northern reaches of Prairie County, Montana, define this landscape of deeply eroded drainages and high divides. The map is dominated by the complex watercourses of Ash Creek, South Fork Timber Creek, and Cherry Creek, which carve through the terrain in the northern sections. In the south, Whites Creek and Hay Creek flow through more secluded basins. Human activity is marked primarily by rural transit routes, specifically Cherry Creek Rd and Deadman Rd, which provide the main access through the public land survey system. This 2024 survey documents the persistence of large-scale ranching and open range land, showing how traditional land use patterns remain largely unchanged by modern development in this part of Montana.