2014 Map of Miles Butte

About this map

Miles Butte and Iron Butte anchor this high-plains landscape in Blaine County, part of the northern reaches of the Bears Paw Mountains. The area is defined by a series of prominent buttes and deep coulees that provide a look at the drainage patterns of north-central Montana. Water sources such as Peoples Cr and Maggie Cr cut through the terrain, while the distinctive McCann Butte serves as a central landmark between the creek beds. Rural transit across these sections relies on county routes like CR-306 and CR-307, which navigate the elevation changes between the peaks and the low-lying coulees. Local ranchers and historians will recognize name-bearing features such as Kuhr Coulee and Little Box Elder Coulee, reflecting the heritage of this ranching country where water and topography dictated early settlement and land use.