2020 Map of East Butte

About this map

East Butte dominates this high-plains landscape in Blaine County, serving as a prominent geographical anchor for the surrounding prairie. This 2020 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures a remote corner of northern Montana where the drainage patterns of several intermittent waterways define the topography. The headwaters and seasonal flows of Wayne Creek, including its West Fork and South Fork, carve out the terrain alongside Forgey Creek and West Forgey Creek. The rural infrastructure is light, centered primarily on Hogeland Road running along the eastern boundary. Notable water sources like Box Spring in the northwest corner underscore the importance of reliable water points in this arid ranching and grazing country, where township lines like t35n r22e and t34n r23e mark the enduring Public Land Survey System grid.