2017 Map of East Pryor Mountain

About this map

East Pryor Mtn dominates this portion of the Montana landscape, where the high desert terrain of Carbon County meets the Big Horn County line. This 2017 survey details a network of high-elevation ridges and deep drainages, including Lost Water Canyon and Cave Canyon. The presence of the Deadman Creek Grave near the S Fork Deadman Cr and a Buffalo Jump in the northern reaches suggests a long history of human movement through these breaks. Access to this remote federal land is defined by rugged primitive routes like Sykes Ridge Rd and Burnt Timber-Tillet Ridge Rd, which traverse the boundary between the Custer National Forest and the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Numerous springs and ephemeral creeks, such as Red Spring Cr and Big Spring, provide the only water in an otherwise arid, coulee-cut environment.