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2020 Map of Sugarloaf Butte

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Sugarloaf Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Missouri River defines the landscape of this southern North Dakota region, carving a wide valley floor marked by extensive floodplain features like Graner Bottom, Kimball Bottom, and Schmidt Bottom. Rising above these alluvial levels, the distinctive elevations of Sugarloaf Butte and Twin Buttes serve as prominent landmarks overlooking the river’s winding course and the waters of Lake Oahe. The map details the border area where Burleigh, Morton, and Emmons counties converge, showing a mix of established rural infrastructure and newer residential development.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Stewartsdale and Westminster Cem in the northeast and Saint Martins Cem near the settlement of Huff in the south. The area is traversed by the Roughrider Trail, following the river's western bank. Smaller watercourses like Apple Creek feed into the Missouri system, while a grid of rural roads like Pleasantview Rd and 89th Ave SE connects the uplands to the river bottomlands.