2020 Map of Figure 4 Ranch

About this map

Figure 4 Ranch sits at the heart of this Badlands landscape, where the high prairie of the Little Missouri National Grassland is deeply incised by the drainage networks of Bear Den Cr and Deep Cr. This topographic study reveals the sparse but vital infrastructure of the northern plains, spanning the boundary between McKenzie and Dunn counties. The section lines of the Public Land Survey System dictate the movement of local traffic, with routes like 24th St NW and 21st St NW following precise rectangular grids across the broken terrain. A network of rural arteries, including Bear Den Rd and Co Rte 53, connect the isolated ranching operations to the wider region. The map provides a look at the modern land use of the Missouri Plateau, where federal grassland management and private ranching interests coexist among the coulees and draws.