2017 Map of Elephant Rocks

About this map

Judith Gap sits at a strategic mountain pass between the Little Belt and Big Snowy Mountains, serving as a focal point for this 2017 survey of the Central Montana landscape. The area is defined by its transition between three counties—Wheatland, Fergus, and Judith Basin—highlighting the complex political geography of the region. Water remains a central element of the terrain, with Ross Fork Creek and its various tributaries like Meadow Creek and Hyde Creek carving paths through the high plains. In the northeast, the distinctive Elephant Rocks and Mills Coulee suggest a weathered, rocky topography that has long influenced travel and land use. The map reveals a modern network of secondary roads, including Garneill Road and County Road 297, which overlay the foundational township and range grid that continues to organize this ranching and agricultural corridor.