2017 Map of Rock City

About this map

Two Medicine River and Birch Creek carve through the high plains of this Pondera and Glacier County borderland. The landscape is defined by its water management systems, including the N Canal, Two M Canal, and AN Six Canal, which speak to the area's agricultural reliance on irrigation. Distinctive geological formations such as the namesake Rock City and the elevation of Lookout Butte provide vertical contrast to the surrounding terrain of Buffalo Ridge. Traces of earlier industry and transit are visible in the naming of Blair Mine Rd, suggesting a legacy of local resource extraction. The map also captures the path of Cut Bank Creek in the northeast and the seasonal drainage of Rocky Ridge Coulee, offering a detailed look at the hydrology of the western Montana prairie.