2024 Map of Big Foot Butte

About this map

Big Foot Butte rises above a landscape defined by its strategic military and natural features in this modern topographical survey. The Orchard Combat Training Center occupies a significant portion of the terrain, illustrating the ongoing utility of these high desert plains for defense operations. Settlement is virtually absent, replaced by a network of specialized access routes like S Range Rd and traditional land divisions of the Public Land Survey System, including t2s r2e and t3s r3e. Water is a scarce and distinctive resource in this arid environment, marked by the presence of ephemeral or localized features such as Tadpole Lake and Wind Butte Lakes. The drainage of Rabbit Creek provides a natural contrast to the prominent butte and military infrastructure, showing how the physical geography of Ada County continues to dictate land use in the twenty-first century.