2024 Map of Red Lodge East

About this map

Red Lodge serves as the focal point of this Carbon County landscape, where the eastern slopes of the Beartooth Mountains meet a complex network of agricultural irrigation and high plateau benches. The settlement pattern follows the contours of the land, with Washoe and Bearcreek situated along the drainage of Bear Creek. Local history is deeply embedded in the terrain, from the Carbon County Court House in the regional center to the rural Clear Creek Cem and Bearcreek Cem. The map reveals a sophisticated water management system vital to the region's ranching, including the Pleasant Valley Canal, Sparr Ditch, and Jeffrey Ditch, which crisscross the flat expanses of West Bench and East Bench. Named coulees and gulches like Scotch Coulee and McCarty Gulch define the drainage patterns that have shaped movement and land use for generations.