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1982 Map of Rattlesnake Butte

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Rattlesnake Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Rattlesnake Butte stands as a prominent landmark in this segment of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, overlooking a landscape defined by isolated ranching outposts and drainage networks. The map documents the spatial arrangement of rural Ziebach County in the early 1980s, where family-named locations such as Diermier Ranch and Longbrake Ranch serve as primary points of reference across the plains.

Sinuous waterways including Rattlesnake Creek, Red Coat Creek, and Squaw Teal Creek carve through the terrain, dictating the placement of improved and unimproved roads. The presence of several distinct buttes, including Bessie Butte and Squaw Teat Butte, provides a clear view of the topographical character of the region. This 1982 survey, updated in the early 1990s, offers a precise look at the vicinity surrounding Red Elm and Red Scaffold before further modern developments altered the local infrastructure.