2014 Map of Red Buttes

About this map

The Garfield Co Rosebud Co boundary line divides this eastern Montana landscape, where the high plains transition through a series of dramatic coulees and creek beds. The namesake Red Buttes rise as a prominent landmark in the northern sections, while the drainage network of N Sunday Cr and the W Fork N Sunday Cr dominates the southern terrain. This 2014 survey documents a sparsely settled ranching region defined more by its water sources and topography than by urban development. Local history is etched into the landscape through features like Potter Spring and Rock Spring, alongside evocatively named drainages such as Frozen Dog Coulee and Mackenzie Coulee. Transportation across these remote sections is facilitated by the corridor of MT-59 and rural routes like Angela Rd N, connecting the scattered pastoral holdings across the Rosebud County line.