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2024 Map of Black Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the landscape of this Slope County corner, where the Badlands' complex topography creates a network of ridges and drainages. The map is defined by prominent high points including Black Butte and the distinctively named Tepee Butte and Slide Butte. These features, along with Boulder Point and Browns Hill, serve as critical landmarks in a region where the vast open range is segmented by the Public Land Survey System into townships like t134n r102w and t134n r101w.

Drainage patterns for the area are established by the winding paths of Sand Creek and Deep Creek, which dictate the original routes of early travel and land use. The modern road network follows section lines, primarily identified as Co Rd or numbered avenues like 150th Ave SW. This survey provides a precise look at the intersection of public conservation lands and the high-plains terrain of western North Dakota.