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2024 Map of Hessler Ridge

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Missouri River carves a path through the northern reaches of this territory, where the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge and the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument converge. The landscape is defined by a complex network of erosional features, including Roach Gulch, Musselman Coulee, and Downer Coulee, all draining toward the river's path. These coulees and ridges characterize the rugged breaks that have historically limited large-scale development in this part of Fergus County.

Transportation and infrastructure are sparse, limited primarily to primitive routes like Mobridge Rd, Sand Creek Trl, and Ridge Rd. Central to the map is the Sand Creek Wildlife Station Airport, a critical landing point within the refuge. Named landforms such as Gardipee Bottoms, Bell Bottoms, and King Island suggest the seasonal ebb and flow of the river across the floodplain, while higher ground is marked by Hessler Ridge and Galhand Ridge.