2014 Map of Conrad Butte

About this map

Conrad Butte rises from the prairie of Pondera County in this 2014 survey, a prominent landmark in a landscape defined by expansive benchlands and coulees. The map traces the winding course of the Marias River and the Dry Fork Marias River as they cut through the northern portion of the quadrangle. This area, straddling the border with Toole County, illustrates a well-organized rural infrastructure of named access routes like Reclamation Rd and Union School Rd, serving the agricultural reaches of Atkinson Flat and Tank Flat. Cultural history is encoded in the local nomenclature, most notably the Whoop Up Trl, a route deeply connected to the 19th-century trade networks between Fort Benton and Fort Whoop-Up. Water management for the high plains is evident through features such as the Jim Judisch Reservoir and M Ratzburg Reservoir.