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2017 Map of Fivemile Coulee East

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Fivemile Coulee East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Sweet Grass Hills rise in the northeast corner of this Toole County landscape, where a series of significant drainage basins dictate the character of the terrain. The map records a vast network of coulees that define the local topography, including Fivemile Coulee, Greens Coulee, and Timber Coulee. These features illustrate the natural erosion patterns across the high plains as they gather into watercourses such as Willow Cr and Simmons Cr.

Remote ranching life and land management are visible through the grid of rural roads and section lines, with routes like Suphellen Rd and Tomsheck Rd providing access to these northern stretches of Montana. The nomenclature of the landscape follows a numeric progression of the terrain, from Twomile Coulee to Ninemile Coulee, providing a clear record of how early surveyors and inhabitants identified these significant geographic markers.