2024 Map of Oxford

About this map

The high plains of Wheatland County are defined by a branching network of prairie waterways, most notably the winding course of East Fork Roberts Creek. This drainage system, which eventually converges with Roberts Creek in the southern portion of the quadrangle, dictates the layout of local travel and land divisions. The terrain is sparsely populated, characterized by the wide-open spaces typical of central Montana where water access is the primary shaper of the landscape. Long-established travel routes such as Judith Gap Rd and Pronghorn Rd cut across the geometric grid of the Public Land Survey System, providing essential connectivity between the isolated ranchlands and larger regional hubs. To the east, the headwaters of Blake Creek begin their descent, marking a subtle divide in this high-altitude drainage basin.