2017 Map of Three Buttes Creek West

About this map

Antelope Springs and the drainage of Middle Charlie Cr characterize this portion of Richland County, where the high plains are carved by seasonal watercourses and long-established coulees. The terrain is defined by the deep indentation of Elm Coulee in the northwest, part of a complex network of draws that feed into the larger Missouri River watershed. This 2017 survey reflects the enduring section-line road system that organizes the Montana landscape, with routes like Co Rd 324 and Co Rd 328 providing the primary transit corridors through the undulating ranchland. The southern reaches of the map are dominated by the winding path of E Fork Fox Cr, illustrating the hydrological patterns that have dictated land use and settlement since the early homesteading era.