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1971 Map of Robinson School

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Robinson School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Robinson School serves as a lone landmark in this ranching landscape of southern Phillips County, documented during a 1971 field check. The area is defined by a complex drainage network where Alder Creek, Camp Creek, and Beauchamp Creek carve through the terrain. Human presence is sparse, centered on the Robinson Ranch and a handful of remote wells.

Water management is central to the land's utility, evidenced by the scattered catchment systems of Mc Chesney Reservoir, Big Sage Reservoir, and Seven-up Reservoir. These reservoirs, alongside the winding course of Sevenmile Creek, illustrate the infrastructure required to support livestock in the high plains. The path of Highway 191 provides the primary transit corridor through this otherwise quiet expanse of eastern Montana.