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2024 Map of Sunburst

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Sunburst
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The international border between Canada and the United States defines the northern edge of this Toole County landscape, where the high plains meet the intricate drainage patterns of the northern front. The settlement of Sweet Grass sits directly on the border, serving as a critical transit point where rail lines and roads transition into Alberta. Further south, the town of Sunburst is the primary residential and commercial hub of the quadrangle, organized around a traditional grid with streets like Main St and S Railroad Ave.

Erosion has carved distinctive landforms out of the local geology, most notably at Little Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Rocks. These features, along with numerous coulees such as Halfway Coulee and Wolf Coulee, illustrate the dry-wash topography of the region. Transportation remains the dominant human imprint, from the Ross International Airport near the border to the network of section-line roads like Fross Rd and McVey Rd that service the surrounding agricultural tracts.