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1987 Map of Sayer Butte

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Sayer Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Sayer Butte dominates the southern landscape of this Blaine County quadrangle, rising above a complex network of seasonal drainages and high plateaus. The northern half of the map reveals the era's small-scale industrial footprint, specifically at the Rader Mine where a Mineshaft, Tallings, and Mine Dump are clearly delineated near a high ridge. This localized mining activity, situated between Black Coulee and a northern Landing Strip, suggests a period of targeted resource extraction in an otherwise pastoral setting.

Water management is central to the land use here, with the Grasshopper Reservoir catching flow from Grasshopper Coulee and several unnamed Springs and a Spring appearing near Bean Creek. The prominent Tiger Ridge cuts diagonally across the western sections, while a modern Pipeline and Substation indicate the integration of utility infrastructure into this remote Montana terrain during the late twentieth century.