2020 Map of Kincheloe Ranch

About this map

Kincheloe Ranch serves as a primary point of reference in this corner of Rosebud County and Garfield County, where the landscape is defined by the complex drainage systems of the Big Dry Creek watershed. The terrain is marked by numerous deep-cut watercourses and coulees, including Cooper Coulee and Jacobsen Coulee, which flow toward major local arteries like Rattlesnake Cr and Big Breed Cr. In the southwestern portion of the map, the Rattlesnake Coulee Buttes rise as prominent topographic landmarks above the surrounding drainage basins of Antelope Cr. This survey illustrates the sparse, ranch-oriented settlement pattern characteristic of the Montana plains, showing how land use and habitation are intrinsically tied to the seasonal water flow and the natural shelter provided by the coulees.