Rosebud Creek (Montana)

Rosebud Creek is a generally north flowing stream in Rosebud and Big Horn counties of Montana. It is a tributary to the Yellowstone River.

The source is the confluence of the North and South forks about one mile east of the Crow Indian Reservation boundary. The two forks both flow east from the east flank of the Wolf Mountains.Bar V Ranch Northeast, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 {1978 rev.)

The confluence with the Yellowstone River is about 1.5 miles west of the community of Rosebud.Rosebud, Montana, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1972 rev.)

Monument Hill, the site of the Rosebud Battlefield lies about one mile north of the source area of the stream.Half Moon Hill, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1978 rev.) The site is currently the location of the Rosebud Battlefield State Park.

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