2023 Map of Kimama Butte

About this map

Kimama Butte stands as a primary landmark in this southern Idaho landscape, where the borders of Lincoln, Jerome, and Minidoka counties converge. This high desert terrain is defined by its volcanic features and isolated water sources, most notably Sid Butte and the nearby Sid Reservoir. The geometric precision of the Public Land Survey System is evident here, with the township lines of T6S, T7S, and T8S dividing the land into a grid that dictates the path of modern infrastructure. Long-distance transit corridors such as Pole Line Rd and Shale Butte Rd cut across the arid plains, tracing paths that follow the underlying topography and county boundaries. The map illustrates a contemporary balance between the natural volcanic rises of the Snake River Plain and the strictly organized grid of local roads and water management systems.