2017 Map of Morgan

About this map

The small settlement of Morgan sits at the northern edge of this 2017 study, where the highway crosses the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada. This high-plains landscape in Phillips County is defined by an intricate network of drainage features, notably Cottonwood Coulee, Big Coulee, and Lone Tree Coulee, which carve through the prairie. The grid-like organization of the Public Land Survey System is clearly visible, with section lines and local thoroughfares like Border Rd providing the primary structure for the remote ranching and agricultural territory. The map illustrates the sparsely populated nature of the Big Sky Country, showing how modern infrastructure follows the traditional pathways of early twentieth-century land claims and the topography of the Montana-Saskatchewan borderlands.