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2024 Map of Big John Butte

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Big John Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Big John Butte serves as a prominent high point in this high-plains landscape where Hill, Blaine, and Chouteau counties meet. The terrain is defined by the northern reaches of the Bears Paw Mountains, a region characterized by deep drainage systems like White Pine Canyon and numerous coulees, including Blackie Coulee and Greenough Coulee. These features shape a complex network of seasonal and perennial watercourses that feed into larger systems such as Little Boxelder Creek and the East Fork Birch Creek.

Modern access throughout this remote Montana ranching country is maintained by a series of gravel routes including Warrick Rd and Beaver Creek Rd. The map illustrates the contemporary intersection of public land survey boundaries and the natural topography of the Missouri River watershed, providing a clear view of the land as it exists today, including the distinct separation between the West Fork Clear Creek and the main Clear Creek drainage.