1997 Map of Lone Butte NW

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the eastern portion of this landscape, where the rugged badlands of McKenzie County meet high prairie. Local social life in the mid-1990s is anchored by the Spring Creek Ch and its nearby Cem, along with the Elkhorn Sch located north of the E Kelly Ranch. The terrain is deeply incised by a drainage network including Sevenmile Creek, Elkhorn Creek, and Spring Creek, which provided essential water for early ranching operations. A lone Mine and various wells indicate the extraction history of the region. The map also records the Twelfth Standard Parallel North, a primary survey line that bisects the territory, reflecting the structured division of the Western frontier as it persisted into the modern era.