2017 Map of Devils Pocket

About this map

Wild Horse Butte rises above the open high-plains landscape of Wheatland County in this detailed 2017 study. The area is defined by the natural depression of Devils Pocket, a distinctive terrain feature that gives this quadrangle its name. Settlement is sparse in this part of Montana, represented here by the locality known as The Madison. The geography is etched by the drainage patterns of Timber Cr in the north and Fish Cr to the south, which dictate the placement of local thoroughfares like Cooney Rd and Red Bridge Rd. This survey captures a moment in the modern ranching era where public land survey boundaries like t7n r16e and t6n r17e still provide the primary framework for land ownership and movement across the territory.