1980 Map of North Fork Crooked Creek West

About this map

Hoskin Basin dominates this 1980 survey of the Montana high plains, characterized by the drainage networks of the North Fork Crooked Creek and South Fork Crooked Creek. The landscape is defined by its agricultural and ranching utility, with the Schultz Ranch and numerous scattered wells marking the human footprint across the terrain. A historical anchor for the area is the Hoskin Basin Cem, located along the route of the Twentyone Mile Road. The map illustrates a transitional period in land management, where traditional grazing lands are intersected by modern infrastructure, such as the Pipeline running north-south near the center of the sheet. Transportation is largely limited to sections of Alexander Road and other unimproved routes that follow the natural topography of the basin and its surrounding slopes.