2017 Map of Poker Jim Butte

About this map

Custer National Forest encompasses the high country of the Wolf Mountains along the Rosebud and Powder River county line. This upland landscape is defined by its complex network of springs and reservoirs, such as the Experimental Pasture Reservoir and Parrish Spring-Poker Jim Reservoir, which supported the livestock and land management practices of the mid-20th century. High points like Poker Jim Butte and Horse Creek Buttes dominate the skyline, while deep-cut drainages including Sawmill Gulch and Griffin Gulch reveal the erosional patterns of the drainage basin for E Fork Hanging Woman Creek. The abundance of named water sources like Emma Kraft Springs and Jackson Sawmill Spring suggests a history of localized ranching operations and forestry within this portion of the national forest, where water security was paramount for sustaining life and industry.