2024 Map of Cox Butte

About this map

Cox Butte and Neiter Butte anchor this high-plains landscape in Garfield County, where the topography is defined by a series of prominent buttes and domes. The drainage network is complex, with deeply incised features like Hensleigh Coulee, Tuccori Coulee, and Bair Coulee carving through the terrain toward Dry Fork Calf Creek and Skeleton Creek. This area of Montana remains sparsely developed, characterized by expansive sections of rangeland and occasional infrastructure like the Sand Springs Strip and Benzien Rd. The survey highlights the intersection of several townships, including t15n r33e and t16n r32e, showing a land still governed by the original Public Land Survey System. The presence of Waddington Dome suggests a distinctive geological character that has long influenced the local cattle and sheep ranching operations that utilize these drainage basins.