2017 Map of McGinnis Butte SW

About this map

Gumbo Ridge dominates the northern landscape of this Garfield and Rosebud County boundary area. This 2017 survey shows a highly dissected terrain defined by intermittent drainages including Little McGinnis Cr and Big Breed Cr. The section-line orientation of the Public Land Survey System is clearly visible across t13n r33e and t13n r34e, illustrating the geometric organization of this rural Montana cattle country. Transportation in this sparsely populated region relies on a handful of named routes such as Gumbo Butte Rd and Ingomar Rd N, which traverse the undulating topography between coulees. The map provides a precise view of the ranching infrastructure and hydrological patterns of the northern plains in the early twenty-first century.