The settlement of Kelley serves as the focal point for this 2014 survey of the central Montana high plains. Situated along the boundary of Petroleum and Musselshell Counties, the landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of Mud Springs Creek and the intricate draws of Johnson Coulee and Salt Sage Coulee. The presence of the Rattlesnake Butte Oil Field in the north, near the prominent Rattlesnake Butte, underscores the region's long-standing reliance on resource extraction. The road network, including Kelly Road and Fourmile Road, connects the dispersed homesteads and industrial sites within this wide-open terrain, following the natural contours of the land in a region defined by its sparse settlement and significant geological relief.
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1954 · Roundup
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Roundup
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Kelley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Petrolia Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Akers Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Musselshell NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Breed Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Mud Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1986 · Crowley Dam
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1986 · Jim Coulee
USGS Topo · 1:24,000