Editing Colstrip, Montana (section)

==Geography==
[[File:ISS013-E-29260.jpg|thumb|left|The Rosebud mine in 2006, taken from the [[International Space Station]]]]
The [[Powder River Basin]] contains the 25,000-acre Rosebud Mine, a [[strip mine]] a few miles south of Colstrip, and the [[Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation]].<ref name="westmore">{{Cite web |last=Mickens |first=Samantha |title=ROSEBUD MINE |url=https://westmoreland.com/westmoreland-rosebud-mining-llc/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Westmoreland Mining |language=en-US}}</ref> Bituminous coal lies in the [[Fort Union Formation]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

There are 30 city parks and 300 acres of green space owned by the city.<ref name="family">{{cite web |last1=Garant |first1=Amanda |title=Colstrip, Montana: Family Town, First. Company Town, Second. |url=http://mtlandhome.com/blog/colstrip-montana-family-town-first-company-town-second/ |publisher=Eastern Montana Land and Home |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> 

South of town {{convert|23|mi|km|0}}, is [[Deer Medicine Rocks]], a National Historic Landmark. These sandstone cliffs are covered with [[petroglyphs]] and [[pictographs]].<ref name="deer">{{cite web |title=Deer Medicine Rocks |url=https://historicmt.org/items/show/2848 |publisher=Montana National Register Sign Program |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> Hills covered in sandstone formations are typical of this area. The topography in the county is mostly rolling with small hills.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Rosebud County |url=https://rosebudcountymt.gov/ |publisher=Rosebud County |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> Deer and [[pronghorn]] are plentiful.