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1984 Map of Sweet Grass Hills

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Sweet Grass Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

West Butte and East Butte anchor this section of the northern Montana plains, rising sharply above a landscape defined by an extensive system of coulees. The Sweet Grass Hills dominate the topography, providing a stark contrast to the surrounding Willshaw Flats. This area reflects a mid-century period of regional development, where infrastructure like the Burlington Northern railroad and the Port of Entry at Sunburst facilitated international transit and trade along the Canada-United States border.

Resource extraction and water management are evident throughout the quadrangle, from the Mt Dermott Mine on the slopes of West Butte to the scattered reservoirs such as Berkholder Reservoir and Childrens Reservoir. Smaller settlements like Oilmont, Ferdig, and Kevin are interconnected by a network of roads that trace the drainage patterns of Fivemile Coulee and Ninemile Coulee toward the regional hub of Shelby in the south.