2020 Map of Hinsdale SE

About this map

Ruby Reservoir sits within a complex network of dry coulees and seasonal creeks in this rural section of Valley County. The landscape is defined by the repetitive patterns of the Public Land Survey System, with township boundaries like t30n r36e and t29n r36e dividing the high plains. Water management and drainage are central to the terrain, as seen in the numerous named coulees including Buffalo Coulee, Mott Coulee, and Ash Coulee that carve through the local topography. Transportation across this portion of the Montana plains is maintained through a grid of backroads and trails such as S Bench RD, Porteen RD, and the Valley View TRL. These routes link the scattered resources of the region, where the Hardscrabble Cr and N Fork Antelope Cr provide essential drainage for the surrounding ranchlands.