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1974 Map of Brush Mountain

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Brush Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The high plains of the Montana-North Dakota border come into sharp focus in this mid-1970s survey, dominated by the prominent rise of Brush Mountain. The landscape is a remote patchwork of drainage basins and sloughs, where water is the primary landmark. Significant local history sites are concentrated near the state line, including the Scandia Ch and a nearby Cem, indicating the spiritual and social hubs of the rural farming community during this era.

The presence of an Oil Well and a Gravel Pit highlights the region's scattered natural resource extraction. Water features define the drainage patterns of the area, from the winding path of Cottonwood Creek to the more seasonal Sweet Slough and Christianson Slough. Remote outposts like Dead Horse Spring offer specific touchpoints for researchers tracing the historical geography of Sheridan County and the adjacent North Dakota districts of Climax and Strandahl.