2024 Map of Emond Ranch

About this map

Beaver Creek meanders through this section of Phillips County, carving a valley across the northern township. The landscape is defined by its drainage patterns, where significant depressions like Alkali Coulee and Tank Coulee stretch across the open terrain. These natural features dictated the early placement of rural routes such as Emond Rd and Regina Rd, which skirt the coulees and high ground. Toward the south, the headwaters of First Creek and its tributary, North Fork First Creek, illustrate the subtle but critical hydrography of the Montana plains. The map preserves the ranching layout of the modern era, showing how property boundaries and gravel roads like Ereaux Rd follow the traditional township and range lines of the Public Land Survey System.