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2011 Map of Coburn Butte

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Coburn Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Matador Ranch dominates this northern Phillips County landscape, illustrating a specialized system of water management in the high plains of Montana. The infrastructure is characterized by a series of numbered earthworks, including Matador Ranch Number 3 Dam and Matador Ranch Number 4 Dam, which capture seasonal flows across the drainage basins of Beaver Creek and Little Warm Creek. These dams and the Coburn Ditch reflect the intensive land use required for livestock operations in this semi-arid region.

Terrain features such as Coburn Butte provide significant vertical relief against the surrounding coulees and gulches. The survey captures the natural contours of Bear Gulch and Best Coulee, alongside the linear progress of Rte 284. This era of mapping emphasizes the intersection of natural hydrology and man-made interventions, where ranching heritage is inscribed directly into the land's topographical record.