2017 Map of Three Buttes

About this map

The Missouri River cuts a wide, meandering path across this landscape, serving as the natural boundary between Roosevelt and Richland counties. The Culbertson Missouri River Bridge provides a vital link across the water, anchoring the northern portion of the quadrangle. South of the river, the terrain is defined by a series of significant drainage features and coulees that cut through the high plains, including Elm Coulee, Shaw Coulee, and Goodman Coulee. This area illustrates the typical agricultural and ranching layout of eastern Montana, where a sparse network of section-line roads like Co Rd 146 and Co Rd 338 connect isolated homesteads and grazing lands. Rising prominently in the south-central portion of the map are the Three Buttes, which serve as a distinctive topographic landmark overlooking the nearby Cherry Cr and E Hardscrabble Cr drainages.