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2020 Map of Potato Buttes

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Potato Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Potato Buttes rise above a landscape of high plains and dissected drainages in this modern survey of Carter County. The terrain is defined by its complex network of seasonal watercourses, including the L O Cr and its E Fork L O Cr, alongside Deep Cr and N Cottonwood Cr. These waterways carve through the range-land, creating the prominent Flattops and other high-relief landforms that characterize the eastern Montana frontier.

Human activity is concentrated along the single primary artery, Cottonwood Rd, which provides access through this section of the Public Land Survey System. The map documents the intricate township and range divisions, such as t6s r58e and t6s r59e, illustrating the persistent grid of western land management. Researchers can trace the path of Cow Cr and S Butte Cr to understand the local watershed and historical land use in this isolated corner of the state.