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2014 Map of Knees

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Knees
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

West Knee and East Knee anchor the southern portion of this landscape in Chouteau County, where the high plains of north-central Montana are carved by distinctive drainage patterns. The map highlights a network of local thoroughfares that follow section lines and natural contours, including the evocatively named Bootlegger Trl and Hells Gulch Rd. This area is defined by the transition from flat upland benches to the deeper incisions of Pondera Coulee in the northwest and Basin Coulee further south.

Local infrastructure and ranching heritage are evident through labels like Fritz Ranch Ln and Knees Church Rd, suggesting the historical social centers of this rural community. The township and range lines of t27n r3e and t26n r4e organize the territory, illustrating the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System as it adapts to the undulating terrain and the seasonal watercourses that shape the high prairie.