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2020 Map of Emily Coulee

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Emily Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Emily Coulee and its surrounding drainage systems define this section of McCone County, where the landscape is marked by a network of seasonal watercourses and deeply etched coulees. The map reveals a land organized by the Public Land Survey System, with the boundaries of t25n r45e and t26n r46e meeting in an area shaped by livestock and agricultural transit. The lonely Prairie Elk Cem stands as a significant point of local history near the banks of Prairie Elk Cr, indicating the deep-seated roots of early settlers in this high plains environment.

Infrastructure is sparse, consisting largely of unpaved arteries such as Highland Rd and Mendenhall Rd that navigate the ridges between drainages like Steele Coulee and Browns Coulee. These roads connect isolated ranching tracts to State Hwy 528 at the northern boundary. The convergence of numerous creeks, including Little Mud Cr and Big Mud Cr, illustrates the hydrological complexity of this eastern Montana terrain.