2024 Map of Fivemile Coulee West

About this map

Fivemile Coulee and Black Coulee dominate this high-plains landscape in Toole County, where deep drainage channels cut through the dry terrain of northern Montana. The map reveals a highly structured grid of section lines and gravel roads that follow the Public Land Survey System, including Pedersen Rd, Wallewein Rd, and Ferdig Rd. These routes provide access to remote agricultural and ranching parcels scattered across the township boundaries of T35N and T36N. The drainage network is particularly dense here, featuring named draws such as Timber Coulee, Twomile Coulee, and Picadilly Coulee which funnel seasonal runoff toward Willow Creek. This contemporary survey reflects the enduring cattle-country infrastructure of the region, where family-named roads like Stoltz Rd and Sundby Rd link isolated homesteads and grazing lands in a landscape defined more by its geology than its settlements.