2020 Map of Darby Buttes SW

About this map

Windy Ridge overlooks a landscape defined by the intricate drainages of Garfield County, where cattle ranching and water management shape the modern high plains. The map records the persistence of isolated operations such as Kramer Ranch, situated among a network of coulees including Tinsley Coulee and Long Coulee. Water is the primary driver of life in this arid region, as evidenced by the convergence of Wolf Cr, Badger Cr, and the branching Little Dry Cr. Named watering points like Wolf Springs and Antelope Springs serve as vital landmarks for local history and land use. The terrain is marked by significant features like Mother Butte, while a sparse road network, including 17220 RD and Santo Arroyo RD, connects these distant outposts across the breaks and ridges of eastern Montana.