2017 Map of Butterfly Creek

About this map

Lookout Butte rises as a central landmark in this high plains landscape on the border of Rosebud and Custer Counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of intermittent drainage channels including Butterfly Creek, S Sunday Creek, and Sage Creek, which carve out the plateaus of eastern Montana. The map reflects a predominantly rural and open rangeland character, structured by the Public Land Survey System across townships like t8n r45e. Human presence is minimal, primarily represented by the winding path of S Sunday Creek Road, which provides the only major navigational artery through the complex system of coulees and ridges. To the south, Reservation Creek and Steiger Creek further illustrate the watershed patterns that have dictated land use and ranching boundaries in this part of the state.