2024 Map of Emily Coulee

About this map

Prairie Elk Cem serves as a lone cultural landmark within this landscape of McCone County, Montana. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of drainage channels, including the namesake Emily Coulee and larger waterways like Big Mud Creek and Prairie Elk Creek. This contemporary survey illustrates the enduring nature of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t25n r46e providing the grid for a handful of rural transit routes such as Highland Rd and Mendenhall Rd. The presence of numerous named coulees—including Steele, O'Dell, and Browns—highlights the erosional geography that has dictated land use and road placement in this part of the northern plains for generations. Sparse human infrastructure like Field Trl and Hwy 528 indicates the cattle-ranching character of the region, where water sources like Antelope Creek remain the primary geographical anchors.