1971 Map of Chalk Butte

About this map

Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge dominates the northern reaches of this Garfield County landscape, where the broken plains meet the drainage systems of the Missouri River breaks. The topography is defined by the sharp incisions of Billy Coulee and Black Coulee, which carve through the high ground towards the Snow Creek basin. These seasonal watercourses and the presence of a lone Well underscore the arid conditions and sparse infrastructure of this ranching country in the early 1970s.