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1966 Map of Poker Jim Butte

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Poker Jim Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Custer National Forest encompasses this rugged divide between the O'Dell Creek and East Fork Hanging Woman Creek drainages. The landscape is defined by the high ground of Poker Jim Butte, crowned with a Lookout Tower, and the lower Wild Hog Butte to the south. This mid-1960s survey reveals a landscape heavily managed for ranching and water conservation, characterized by dozens of small stock tanks and reservoirs like Hansen Reservoir and Edith Reservoir.

Family names are preserved in the locations of vital water sources, including Jackson Sawmill Spring, Emma Kraft Springs, and Parrish Spring. The presence of the Experimental Pasture Reservoir suggests active range management studies by federal agencies during this era. This map provides a detailed view of the infrastructure of the Montana high plains, from the Iru Dam to the various gravel pits and remote fence lines that crisscross the boundary between Rosebud and Powder River counties.