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2024 Map of Hanson Flat

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Hanson Flat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Fort Peck Lake and the Missouri River dominate this Central Montana landscape, marking the confluence of three counties. The sprawling Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the river bottomlands and broken coulee terrain, preserving the character of the Missouri Breaks. Riverside features like Miller Bottoms and Hutton Bottoms indicate the alluvial geography of the river valley before the terrain rises into the surrounding flats.

Historic transit corridors through this isolated region are traced by several significant routes, including the Old Musselshell Trl, the Wilder Trl, and the Horse Camp Trl. These paths provide a glimpse into the movement patterns across Hanson Flat and along the drainages of Fisher Coulee and Sevenmile Creek. The map serves as a contemporary record of federal land management and the enduring topography of the northern plains.