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2015 Map of Hermosa SE

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Hermosa SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The high plains and drainage systems of the Black Hills foothills define this 2015 survey of the border between Pennington and Custer counties. Notable landforms like Flattop Butte and Yankee Hill punctuate a landscape carved by intricate draws and gulches, including Charles Draw and Lauzon Gulch. This area is characterized by the flow of Spring Cr and Battle Creek, which have shaped the topography and dictated the historical placement of roads.

A sparse network of local routes, such as Brophy Rd and Creekside Rd, provides access across the townships. The naming conventions of the terrain, from School Section Draw to L Seven Draw, reflect the ranching and surveying history of the South Dakota prairie. This map serves as a precise record of the natural hydrology and elevation changes across the Pennington and Custer County line at the mid-point of the second decade of the 2000s.