
Hungry Man Butte rises prominently above the complex drainage systems of the western Dakotas, where the Knife River and Crooked Creek carve into the high plains. This landscape is defined by the transition between the rolling uplands of Rocky Hill and the riparian corridors that historically dictated movement across this territory. The map reveals a strict section-line road grid, including 13th St SW and 124th Ave SW, which cuts across the natural topography of the Billings and Dunn County border. This intersection of systematic land survey and rugged watercourses like Horse Creek highlights the enduring pattern of ranching and remote settlement in North Dakota’s interior.
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1953 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Fairfield SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Fairfield
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Rattlesnake Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Hungry Man Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · New Hradec North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Manning NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Killdeer
USGS Topo · 1:100,000