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1971 Map of Conway Ridge

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Conway Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Conway Ridge and Streeter Hill define this high-altitude landscape along the border of Cascade and Meagher counties. In the early 1970s, the area remained a complex network of seasonal drainage and named springs, including the evocatively named Mowing Machine Coulee in the southern reaches. The terrain is deeply incised by the headwaters of several drainages, such as Hound Creek and Porcupine Creek, which converge among the high ridges.

A solitary Gravel Pit near Streeter Hill and scattered features like Millegun suggest a landscape largely dedicated to ranching and resource extraction. The density of named water sources like Mountain Spring and East Fork Spring Creek reflects the vital importance of water rights and livestock management in this part of Montana, where the geography is shaped as much by geology as it is by the practical needs of the high-country range.