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1967 Map of Stratford Hill

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Stratford Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Crow Indian Reservation Boundary defines the eastern and southern portions of this landscape, marking a clear administrative division across the drainages south of the Yellowstone River. The terrain is characterized by a series of prominent rises including Stratford Hill and Monument Hill, which overlook a network of seasonal watercourses. These drainages, such as Newman Creek and Wyman Creek, reveal the complex erosional patterns of the Yellowstone County uplands.

Surface water is a defining resource for this area, as evidenced by the numerous unnamed Spring and Springs labels scattered throughout the breaks. The presence of cattle-related infrastructure, shown as fine red-dashed fence lines, underscores the ranching economy that dominated these hillsides in the late 1960s. For the researcher, the map preserves the exact alignment of historical boundaries and water sources before modern land-use changes altered the rural Montana backcountry.