Land Surveying in Yellowstone County, MT

Hard winters and repeated freeze-thaw cycles can displace shallow-set monuments or make them temporarily inaccessible under frost or snow. Crews verify found monuments against county records and adjoining deed calls before accepting them as control. Where monument condition is questionable, additional tie points are used to confirm position. Scheduling boundary work for late spring through fall generally yields more reliable monument recovery and field conditions.

Boundary surveys intended to create or redefine lot lines in Yellowstone County are subject to Montana Code Annotated Title 76 subdivision and surveying statutes and must be prepared, signed, and stamped by a Montana-licensed Professional Land Surveyor before recording with the Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder. Our role is to provide field data and deliverables that a licensed PLS of record can certify per applicable Montana requirements.

Crews establish vertical control from benchmarks referenced to project datum before any staking begins, then propagate that control across the site using total station or GPS methods appropriate to slope and line-of-sight conditions. On bench-to-flat transitions, intermediate checks are performed to confirm grade stakes reflect design intent. Staking notes reference cut/fill to finished subgrade or finish surface as specified in the project documents.

Field work in Yellowstone County is dispatched through the Salt Lake City, UT regional hub, about 386 miles away. Laboratory testing is performed in Sugar Land, TX under chain of custody, or in a mobile laboratory mobilized to large Yellowstone County projects.

Field sampling and testing in Yellowstone County are performed by our ACI- and NICET-certified technicians. Survey engineering and professional services are delivered with professionals licensed in Montana, coordinated under one proposal.