2018 Map of Rocky Ridge South

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the landscape of this Slope County corner, where the undulating terrain transitions into the high elevation of Rocky Ridge. The drainage pattern is defined by a series of named waterways including First Cr, Second Cr, and Third Cr, which carve through the grasslands. A prominent Big Spring provides a permanent water source in the northern reaches, a vital feature for the cattle ranching that defines this part of North Dakota. Settlement is extremely sparse, represented primarily by the section-line grid of the Public Land Survey System and the lone corridor of 56th St Sw. The map illustrates the specialized land management of the national grasslands, where public grazing lands intermingle with private holdings across a vast, high-plains environment.