2014 Map of Clay Butte

About this map

Clay Butte and the northern reaches of the Big Sheep Mountains dominate this high-plains landscape where the Richland and Dawson County line divides the terrain. The map reveals a complex drainage network vital to the region's ranching history, including the headwaters of S Fork Lisk Cr and the branching paths of Burns Cr and Middle Fork Burns Cr. This area remains largely open rangeland, organized by the Public Land Survey System into townships such as t21n r53e. Transportation is defined by the winding path of Mt-254 and a web of section-line roads like Road 506 and Road 515, which connect isolated homesteads and grazing lands. The drainage of N Fork Thirteenmile Cr in the south underscores the seasonal water patterns that have historically dictated land use in this part of eastern Montana.