2024 Map of Timber Buttes South

About this map

Timber Buttes and Naderman Buttes anchor the skyline of this central Montana landscape, where the boundary between Musselshell and Golden Valley counties bisects the terrain. The area is defined by a dendritic network of drainages including Cameron Creek, Pole Creek, and Currant Creek, which carve through the high plains. Human presence is marked by a grid of rural roads and section lines that follow the Public Land Survey System, with Horsethief Creek Rd and Sharptail Rd providing access across the range. The map illustrates a modern view of big-sky country where land management and natural topography intersect, showing how watercourses like Smith Coulee and Cat Creek dictate the local movement and settlement patterns in this ranching-heavy region.