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1987 Map of Scotty Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Bearpaw Mountains dominate this 1980s landscape, where complex topography defines the water management patterns of north-central Montana. The terrain is marked by a series of prominent elevations, including Scotty Butte, Timber Butte, and Black Butte, which channel drainage into numerous creeks and coulees. Ranching and land-use history are evident through the network of named water sources and storage features like Upper Hansen Reservoir, Lower Hansen Reservoir, and Rieve Reservoir.

Surface water flows through systems such as Peoples Creek and Barber Creek, moving around isolated basins like McDonald Basin and McDougal Basin. The presence of a Radio Tower on Johnson Butte indicates the intersection of high-ground geography with mid-century infrastructure. This survey provides a look at the transition from high buttes to prairie gulches, documenting a specific era of land ownership and agricultural development in Blaine County.