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1985 Map of Locomotive Butte

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Locomotive Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Locomotive Butte stands as a prominent landmark in this mid-1980s topographical study of the borderlands between Golden Valley and Stillwater counties. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between high plateaus and the drainage systems of Rock Creek and Big Coulee Creek. This area shows a functional infrastructure of resource extraction and water management, evidenced by a Gravel Pit and a Pumping Station situated near the coulee floor.

Water security in this arid Montana terrain is carefully documented through numerous labels for Springs, Wells, and a Flowing Well. Long-distance utility corridors also cross the territory, marked by a Pipeline and high-voltage Transmission Lines that cut across the local topography. This map provides a clear view of the ranching and industrial utility of the region before late 20th-century developments changed the local footprint.