1981 Map of Rocking Chair Butte

About this map

Rocking Chair Butte stands as a prominent landmark on this 1981 survey of the high plains along the border of Wibaux and Fallon counties. The landscape is defined by the extensive industrial footprint of the South Pine Oil Field and the Cabin Creek Oil Field, where numerous Oil Wells and Drill Holes are mapped across the terrain. This intensive energy development is set against a natural drainage network led by Cabin Creek and the North Fork Cabin Creek. The map documents a specific era of Montana's petroleum history, illustrating how access roads and industrial sites were integrated into the topography of the buttes and coulees. Smaller features like a scattered Spring provide a glimpse into the localized water sources essential to this arid environment.