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2011 Map of Rock City

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Rock City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Shields Crossing and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation anchor this 2011 survey of the Pondera County landscape, where the Two Medicine River and Birch Creek carve through the high plains. The map details a transition from traditional ranching lands like the Lenoir Ranch and Pioneer Farm to a concentrated zone of historic extraction. A cluster of mine sites, including the Kennedy Mine, Kingston Mine, Slezak Mine, and Blair Mine, are situated along the lower reaches of Rocky Ridge Coulee.

Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by the network of the N Canal, M Canal, and Two M Canal. Significant crossings and topographical markers, from Blair Crossing to the heights of Buffalo Ridge and Lookout Butte, help define the movement of people and livestock across this terrain. The namesake Rock City appears as a distinct locale in the eastern portion of the quadrangle, illustrating the sparse but vital settlement pattern of the region.