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1985 Map of Locomotive Butte SW

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Locomotive Butte SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Big Coulee Creek and its complex tributaries carve through this high-plains landscape where the borders of Golden Valley, Stillwater, and Sweet Grass counties converge. The drainage system is remarkably detailed, featuring the North Fork Big Coulee and South Fork Big Coulee, which define the local topography alongside Whitney Creek and Sixshooter Creek to the south.

This 1980s-era topographic study captures the area's rural character, dominated by named terrain features like Knob Hill and the intermittent flow of Winkle Creek in the north. The map documents the precise intersection of three Montana counties, providing a valuable resource for understanding land divisions and the hydrologic network in this section of the state during the late twentieth century.