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1969 Map of Mott Creek

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Mott Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Wild Horse Ridge dominates the northern horizon of this 1969 landscape within the Crow Indian Reservation. The area is defined by a complex network of seasonal drainages and sharp coulees, including Bear Coulee, Horse Coulee, and Point Coulee, which carve through the high plains of Big Horn County. These geographic features dictate the natural movement across the territory, leading toward larger watercourses like Beauvais Creek and Mott Creek.

Modern utility development is represented by a prominent Pipeline that traverses the northern ridges, cutting a straight line across the otherwise winding topography. To the south, Muddy Creek and various unnamed springs provide vital water sources in an era when this land remained primarily used for open-range grazing. This map documents a sparsely settled portion of Montana, where the names of small coulees and ridges serve as the primary landmarks for navigation and land management.