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1972 Map of Flag Butte

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Flag Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The M-D Oil Field anchors this corner of northeastern Wyoming, where the drainage systems of the Little Missouri River and Prairie Creek meet the high plains. Surveyed in the early 1970s, the landscape is defined by the industrial footprint of the energy sector, marked by a dense network of Drill Holes, Oil Wells, and a Pipeline that traverse the rugged topography of the Mitchell Breaks.

Remote ranching infrastructure is evident at the Wagonhammer Ranch and its nearby Landing Strip, reflecting the isolation of operations in the Campbell and Crook county borderlands. Notable landmarks like Flag Butte and Flatiron Butte rise above the drainage basins of Deadman Creek and Mule Creek, providing navigational reference points in a terrain largely dedicated to resource extraction. A single Grave in the northwestern section and several named draws, such as Herder Draw and Wolf Draw, offer small but significant points of interest for local historical research.