1986 Map of Harlowton SW

About this map

American Fork Creek flows across the southern plains of this Wheatland County landscape, where the high-altitude terrain of central Montana is marked by a complex network of seasonal drainages and cattle country infrastructure. The small settlement of Milton serves as a primary geographic marker in a region defined more by its water sources than its population centers. Water management is central to the area's utility, evidenced by the numerous wells and high-country springs that dot the map, supporting the ranching economy between the basins of Mud Creek and Lebo Creek. A solitary Cem stands as a quiet record of early settlers in this portion of the Musselshell River watershed, while the transition between T 7 N and T 6 N townships organizes the surveyed grid of the open range.