1984 Map of O'Juel Lake

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The Opheim Hills and Dahl Hills dominate this portion of Valley County, Montana, representing a characteristic northern plains landscape of high, rolling terrain cut by an intricate network of drainages. The hydrology of the area is defined by seasonal and perennial waters like the namesake O'Juel Lake and the Middle Fork Porcupine Creek. A notable human imprint in this otherwise sparsely settled landscape is the Furlong Landing Strip located in the northwest, suggesting the importance of aviation for reaching these more isolated sections of the plains in the 1980s. Local history is anchored by specific landmarks such as Dashers Spring and the curiously named Pikes Peak, which provide fixed reference points in a region otherwise defined by numerous branching coulees, including Coyote Coulee and Deep Coulee.