2024 Map of Lodge Pole

About this map

Lodge Pole and Hays anchor this Blaine County landscape where the northern plains meet the rising elevations of the Little Rocky Mountains. The terrain transitions from the relatively level drainage of Lodge Pole Creek in the north to a series of deep, family-named canyons in the south. These include Valentine Canyon, White Cow Canyon, and Little Chief Canyon, which carve through the high ground. Local travel is defined by a network of rural routes such as Dora Helgeson Rd and Jenny Gray Rd, connecting the scattered ranching or residential sites. Notable landmarks like Mouse Butte and Blackbull Spring provide specific points of interest for those tracking historical land use or topographic change. The arrangement of Jim Brown Creek and its associated canyon illustrates the complex drainage patterns that have historically shaped settlement in this part of Montana.