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1953 Map of Miles City

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Miles City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Yellowstone River and Powder River converge in this mid-century survey of eastern Montana, where the river valleys dictate the path of heavy rail and settlement. The Burlington Northern and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul And Pacific railroads trace the riverbanks, connecting cattle-ranching hubs like Miles City and Terry with outlying sidings such as Ulmer Siding and Beaver Hill Siding.

The landscape is punctuated by isolated rural infrastructure and land management, from the Red Hill School and a Gas Refinery near Baker to the sprawling Lamsteer National Wildlife Refuge and Medicine Rocks State Park. High ground landmarks like Sheep Mountain and Signal Butte rise above the complex network of creeks, including Mizpah Creek and O'Fallon Creek, which drain the prairie landscape. The presence of Fort Keogh near the confluence of the Tongue River and the Yellowstone highlights the area's strategic logistical importance in the Montana plains.