2020 Map of Sidney SE

About this map

The high plains of the Montana-North Dakota state line are defined by the rugged drainage network of the Badlands, where the Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the eastern landscape. This 2020 survey illustrates the remote topography where Richland and McKenzie counties meet, marked by a system of deeply carved seasonal waterways including Bennie Peer Cr, Devitt Cr, and O'Brien Cr. The map captures a landscape of extreme relief and sparse human infrastructure, where the section lines of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) dictate the movement of local travel along routes like Co Rd 116 and Bennie Peer Rd. The transition from the Montana high country to the protected grasslands of North Dakota highlights the contrast between privately managed rangeland and federal conservation efforts at the edge of the Missouri River watershed.