1968 Map of Heart Butte

About this map

Heart Butte serves as the central focal point of this landscape within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, where the drainage patterns of the Rocky Mountain front begin to define the plains. The confluence of the North Fork and South Fork waters meets at the settlement, surrounded by a complex network of coulees and creeks. To the north, Badger Creek winds across the terrain near a Gaging Sta, reflecting the importance of water management in this arid region. The boundary between Glacier and Pondera Counties bisects the sheet, cutting through the headwaters of Whitetail Creek and the southern reaches of Blacktail Feather Coulee. This 1960s-era topography captures the rural footprint of the Blackfeet nation before modern developments, showing the distribution of small springs and the winding paths of intermittent streams.