2020 Map of Blue Buttes

About this map

The Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this section of McKenzie County, where the high plains break into a series of distinctive landforms. These natural markers, including Table Butte, Chimney Butte, and Stony Butte, served as essential waypoints in an otherwise open landscape. The Blue Buttes rise in the southern portion of the map, overlooking the drainage basins of N Fork Clark Cr and Clarks Cr. The land is organized by a strict grid of section lines and rural routes like Co Rte 12 and 104th Ave NW, reflecting the late-era township and range system. Human presence is concentrated around isolated markers of community life, most notably the Our Redeemer Cem, which stands as a quiet focal point for local family histories within this expansive grassland territory.