2020 Map of Fitzpatrick Lake

About this map

Canada lies along the northern edge of this Montana high plains landscape, where the international boundary meets the intersection of Glacier and Toole counties. The terrain is defined by a series of deep drainage features known as coulees, which carve through the prairie towards the Red River. These natural depressions, including Pearsons and Fitzpatrick, served as critical landmarks and water-collection points in a region otherwise characterized by alkaline basins. A network of rural section-line roads, such as Red River Rd and E Sweetgrass Rd, provides access to the isolated ranchlands and water bodies like Alkali Lake and Fitzpatrick Lake. The map illustrates the persistent 19th-century Public Land Survey System grid, which continues to organize the settlement patterns and land use of these northern borderlands.