2024 Map of Frank Coulee

About this map

The Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge dominates the northern reaches of this landscape, where the broken terrain transitions toward the drainage of Big Dry Creek. This high plains region, surveyed in 2024, is defined by an intricate network of coulees—deep, often dry drainage channels—that carve through the Garfield and McCone County line. Distinctive landmarks such as Standing Rock and Indian Rocks provide orientation across the undulating surface, while the Cedar Bed Ground Reservoir serves as a critical water source in this arid environment. The map details a remote infrastructure of section lines and the winding Van Norman Rd, illustrating how modern land management and wildlife conservation overlay a traditional ranching landscape marked by family-named features like Bigney Coulee and Halfdahl Coulee.