2020 Map of Little Buffalo Hill

About this map

Fort Peck Lake dominates the northern reaches of this landscape, where the waters of the reservoir reach into the deeply eroded drainage systems of the Missouri River breaks. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of coulees, including Beebe Coulee and Kibler Coulee, which carve through the high ground toward the lake's many inlets like Beebe Coulee Bay and Hell Creek Bay. The boundary between Valley and Garfield counties winds across the water and through the western draws, marking a transition in this remote part of Montana. At the center of the sheet, Little Buffalo Hill serves as a primary landmark among the complex ridges. This survey illustrates the intricate shoreline and dramatic relief of the breaks, showing how the land was shaped both by the natural drainage of features like Rough Coulee and the massive scale of the twentieth-century dam project that flooded these valleys.