2014 Map of Mother Butte

About this map

Mother Butte rises as a central landmark in this portion of Garfield County, anchoring a landscape defined by an intricate network of drainages and seasonal water bodies. The terrain is deeply incised by numerous coulees, including Deer Coulee, Gibson Coulee, and Hoff Coulee, which channel runoff toward several named creeks. In the southern reaches of the map, a cluster of basins contains Old Lake, Mud Lake, and Cottonwood Tree Lakes, indicating a local geography where water collects in the depressions between elevations. This 2014 survey documents the remote character of the region, where transportation is limited to routes like Brooks Rd, and the land is primarily organized by the Public Land Survey System grids of T13N and T14N. Waterways such as Little Dry Cr and Horse Cr suggest the natural drainage patterns that have shaped this cattle-country environment.