2017 Map of Daglum SE

About this map

The Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this section of the North Dakota badlands, where public land management intersects with a strictly organized section-line road grid. The terrain is defined by significant drainage systems, most notably the Cannonball River which cuts through the central sections, and the northern reaches of Philbrick Creek. These watercourses create a dissected landscape that stands in contrast to the high, flat elevations found elsewhere in Slope County. To the south, West Rainy Butte serves as a prominent topographical landmark, visible for miles across the prairie. This 2017 edition records the modern rural infrastructure, where local routes like 56th St SW and 60th St SW provide the primary access to the scattered wetlands and high-plateau terrain that characterize this portion of the western North Dakota plains.