2013 Map of Split Butte

About this map

Split Butte dominates the northern landscape of this Fremont County quadrangle, situated in a region defined by high-elevation sagebrush steppe and volcanic geography. The 2013 survey illustrates the sparse human footprint in this part of eastern Idaho, where infrastructure is limited to primitive thoroughfares like Crooked Rd and Sand Creek Rd. The presence of the Sandy Creek Reservoir in the east suggests the importance of water management for local rangeland or wildlife in an otherwise arid volcanic plateau. Public Land Survey System (PLSS) boundaries, including t11n r40e and t10n r41e, partition the vast open terrain into the township and range grid characteristic of Western land management.