2017 Map of Cow Butte NE

About this map

The Grand River National Grassland dominates the southern half of this landscape, marking the transition from North Dakota's Adams County into South Dakota's Perkins County. The high prairie is dissected by a network of seasonal drainages, most notably the North Fork Grand River and its tributaries such as Horse Creek and Buffalo Creek. This area illustrates the section-line road grid typical of the Great Plains, where routes like Bucyrus Rd and Ellingson Rd define the boundaries of rural land tracts. For local history, the North Grand Cem remains a significant marker of early settlement north of the state line, while further north, Willow Creek and Slick Creek carve through the open range of the Missouri Plateau.