2015 Map of Haystack Butte

About this map

Haystack Butte and Castle Rock Butte dominate the landscape of this high plains section of Butte County. The terrain is defined by a network of seasonal watercourses and drainage basins, including the S Fork Moreau River which winds across the northern reaches, joined by Hay Cr. Further south, the drainage of Bull Cr and Battle Cr illustrates the erosional forces that have shaped the distinctive buttes and ridges. Human presence is marked primarily by section-line tracks and rural routes such as Burke Rd and Southfork Rd, facilitating movement through this grazing country. The map captures the vast, open character of the South Dakota rangeland, where topographic prominence like Castle Rock Rd serves as a critical navigational landmark for those traversing the sparsely populated township lines of t13n r5e and t12n r6e.