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1997 Map of Petes Creek

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Petes Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Killdeer Mountain dominates the center of this landscape, a high plateau rising above a complex network of drainage divides. The map captures the western North Dakota badlands and prairie as it appeared in the late 1990s, characterized by a mix of wildlife conservation and energy extraction. Much of the northern terrain is dedicated to the State Game Management Area, while the southwestern corner transitions into the Little Missouri National Grassland.

Evidence of the region's industry and isolated settlement is found in the south, where the Knife Oil Field and scattered resource extraction sites like the Scona Pit and various gravel pits are located. A solitary Grave in the south provides a poignant genealogical landmark amidst the deep draws of Oak Gulch and Petes Creek. The surveying of the McKenzie and Dunn County line further divides this remote ranching and oil-producing territory.