2024 Map of Alpha

About this map

Alpha Cem sits at the center of this remote landscape in Golden Valley and Slope counties, marking a localized pocket of settlement within a region largely defined by public land management. This portion of southwestern North Dakota is dominated by the Little Missouri National Grassland, where the drainage of Bullion Creek carves a complex network of coulees and draws through the high plains. The transition between T137N and T136N reveals the boundary between Golden Valley Co and Slope Co, illustrating the strictly partitioned grid of the Public Land Survey System that dictates the placement of section lines and local roads like Pipeline Rd. Apart from the small airfield at Boyd's Turf Airport, the area is characterized by open ranchland and topographic relief associated with the Missouri Plateau's erosion patterns.