2024 Map of Smith Creek

About this map

Smith Creek winds through the heart of this Rosebud County landscape, defining the local geography alongside tributaries like Long Prong and Slaughterhouse Creek. This 2024 map documents the remote ranching and grazing country of eastern Montana, where accessibility is defined by a sparse network of gravel and unimproved roads. The survey emphasizes the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) grid, showing the township and range divisions such as t6n r40e and t5n r41e that continue to dictate land ownership and management in the modern era. Navigation through this drainage system is facilitated by Smith Creek Rd, which tracks the main waterway before splitting into the W Fork Smith Creek Rd and E Fork Smith Creek Rd. These routes provide the primary access to the isolated draws and ridgelines that characterize this portion of the Big Sky State.