2020 Map of Blue Hill

About this map

Blue Hill rises as a prominent landmark in this prairie landscape along the border of Ward and McLean Counties. This 2020 survey documents the systematic Section-Township-Range organization of the North Dakota interior, where a network of section-line roads like 373rd Ave SW and 51st Ave NW partition the land into agricultural blocks. The map reveals the characteristic hydrology of the Missouri Plateau, dotted with numerous small, unnamed prairie potholes and wetlands that lie between the low rises. These water bodies are most concentrated in the northern sections, such as those accessed by 359th Ave SW. While the area is primarily rural, the corridor along McLean Co Hwy 2 serves as a primary east-west artery through this high-plains terrain.