2017 Map of Cluster Buttes

About this map

Cluster Buttes rises as a prominent landmark within the high plains of Eastern Montana, straddling the boundary where Dawson and Wibaux counties meet. This 2017 survey reveals a landscape deeply carved by drainage systems, primarily the intermittent flows of Cottonwood Creek and its branches, including N Fork Cottonwood Cr and S Fork Cottonwood Cr. The map captures the intricate relief of the buttes and the surrounding coulees, illustrating how the terrain dictates the sparse infrastructure of this ranching country. Local transport is limited to a few improved paths such as Rd 328 and Rd 331, which navigate the draws between Castle Creek and Box Elder Creek. The lack of dense settlement emphasizes the vastness of the public and private lands situated along the township lines of t17n r58e and t16n r59e.