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2011 Map of Butte North

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Butte North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Butte and its surrounding mining districts dominate this 21st-century landscape, illustrating the industrial footprint of one of the West's most famous copper camps. The map details the dense cluster of claims and shafts in the Walkerville and Centerville areas, where names like the Magna Charta Mine and Granite Mountain Mine reflect a legacy of deep-earth extraction. The urban grid is heavily influenced by the topography and the mining operations themselves, with the Montana Tech campus situated on the slopes of Big Butte.

Beyond the city limits, the terrain transitions into the steep gulches of the northern highlands, including Hail Columbia Gulch and Italian Gulch. Significant water management features are evident, such as the Moulton Reservoir Number One and the massive Yankee Doodle Tailings Dam, which demonstrate the ongoing environmental and engineering scale required to support the region's industrial activities.