2017 Map of Needle Butte

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Needle Butte and Sunday Butte rise as the primary landmarks in this section of the eastern Montana rangelands, straddling the township lines between Rosebud and Garfield counties. The drainage pattern is defined by ephemeral waterways like Lone Tree Cr and S Sunday Cr, which feed into localized catchments such as the Sunday Cr Reservoir and Clear Water Reservoir. This geography is shaped by the Public Land Survey System, with sections divided into townships t13n r40e and t13n r41e. Small-scale water sources like Sweetser Spring and coulees such as Caladine Coulee suggest the vital importance of water management in this high-plains environment. Human activity is evidenced by a network of rural routes including Killen Rd and Angela Rd N, which navigate the various coulees and creeks that cross this expansive landscape.