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2017 Map of Eagle Buttes

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Eagle Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Missouri River carves a deep, winding course through this section of Chouteau County, creating a dramatic landscape of isolated rock formations and steep coulees. Named landmarks like Citadel Rock, Eagle Rock, and Ship Rock stand as prominent sentinels along the river corridor, while Butcher Knife Canyon and Sherry Coulee reveal the intricate drainage patterns of the high plains. The area is characterized by these distinct geologic features and the natural barrier of the river, which snakes through the center of the quadrangle.

Away from the water, the plateau is marked by the Eagle Buttes and the remote Hole in the Wall formation. Human presence is concentrated along a sparse network of gravel roads such as Graceville Rd N and Prairie Edge Rd. In the southern reaches, the Graceville Cem remains a quiet point of interest for genealogists, situated near the intersection of the region's section lines and reflecting the early twentieth-century settlement history of this central Montana landscape.