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1970 Map of Harwood Bench

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Harwood Bench
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Harwood Bench dominates this central Montana landscape, where the plateau drops away into a complex system of drainages and coulees. Surveyed in 1970, the map illustrates a remote ranching region defined by the erratic paths of Sage Creek and Scotchman Coulee. The boundary between Judith Basin and Fergus counties bisects the terrain, following the section lines across high ridges and deep draws.

Transport and industry are concentrated at the peripheries, notably along the C M St P & P rail line that skirts the northeastern corner. Significant landmarks like Indian Buttes and several scattered Gravel Pits provide points of reference for local historians or genealogists tracing family land holdings in this section of the state. The intricate contour work reveals the transition from the flat agricultural surfaces of the bench to the more broken ground along Indian Creek and Louise Creek.