2024 Map of Cinnamon Creek

About this map

The Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this McKenzie County landscape, where the high plains are deeply dissected by an intricate drainage system feeding the Little Missouri River. This 2024 USGS survey documents the complex topography of the Badlands, defined by several primary watercourses including Horse Creek, Bear Creek, and the map's namesake, Cinnamon Creek. The terrain is marked by a network of seasonal streams such as Poker-Jim Creek and Six Creek that have carved the underlying geology over millennia. Human infrastructure is sparse in this protected area, limited primarily to administrative and access routes like Co Rte 27, Cinnamon Creek Rd, and Red Wing Rd. The mapping of these drainages and the few established roads provides essential data for navigating the breaks and buttes of western North Dakota.