2010 Map of Little Butte NW

About this map

High desert terrain and the geometry of early 21st-century range roads define this portion of Bingham County. The landscape is marked by a sparse network of access routes, including the long sweep of Birch Creek Rd and the diagonal crossing of Shell Rd. These roads reflect the functional land management of the Snake River Plain, providing passage through an area characterized more by its open topography than by dense settlement. To the west, E Monument Line Rd follows a precise north-south alignment, while Ebr 2 Rd cuts through the southeastern corner, illustrating the grid-based surveying typical of the American West. This 2010 USGS survey shows the area just before modern satellite imagery became the primary tool for navigation, preserving the state of these rural corridors at the turn of the decade.