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2020 Map of Mosquito Springs

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Mosquito Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Mosquito Springs provides a rare water source in this northern stretch of Blaine County, located near the international boundary with the United States of America. The landscape is defined by the incision of Woody Island Coulee and Murray Coulee, which channel seasonal runoff toward Woody Island Cr. This terrain reflects the high plains' geological character, where deep coulees break the otherwise flat horizon.

A network of gravel and local access roads, including Polack Ave, Sodbuster Rd, and Patriot Rd, trace the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. These routes, along with family-named ways like Jenks Rd and Bramson Rd, indicate the sparse but organized agricultural settlement typical of the Big Sky region. The map preserves the specific locations of isolated springs and drainage patterns essential to ranching in this semi-arid environment.