2011 Map of Heitz School

About this map

Heitz School serves as a central landmark in this prairie landscape of McCone County, Montana, where isolated rural sites are linked by long thoroughfares like Chalk Butte Rd and Big Sheep Mountain Rd. The terrain is defined by a sparse but vital network of drainage, most notably the Redwater River which winds through the eastern portion of the sheet. Rising above the surrounding drainage basins is the distinctive Chalk Butte, a topographic anchor in an area otherwise characterized by the complex branching of Timber Creek and its many tributaries, including the Middle-Fork and South Fork. This survey documents the persistent rural character of the region, where historical educational sites remain significant points of reference among the creek beds and ranch roads of the eastern Montana plains.