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2017 Map of Hecker Ranch

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Hecker Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Hecker Ranch anchors this high-plains landscape in Rosebud County, where the drainage patterns of several intermittent creeks define the topography. The terrain is characterized by a network of seasonal watercourses, including the westward-flowing Antelope Creek and the extensive reaches of Rattlesnake Creek and Beaverball Creek. These drainages suggest a land used primarily for ranching, where reliable water sources like Seventynine Spring provide critical points of interest in an otherwise arid environment.

Transportation through this part of Montana relies on a system of unpaved local roads such as Hecker Road and Gumbo Butte Road, which follow the contours of the land and sections lines. The southern portion of the quadrangle is marked by Home Creek and McGinnis Creek, showing the transition between different drainage basins. This 2017 survey provides a clear view of modern land divisions and rural infrastructure in a sparsely populated region of the state.