2011 Map of Taylor Butte

About this map

Taylor Butte rises above the prairie of Adams County, serving as the central landmark for this sparsely settled agricultural landscape. The region is defined by a dendritic drainage network, with Cedar Creek meandering across the central portion of the sheet while Spring Creek and Goose Creek feed the northern and central basins. This 2011 survey illustrates a modern rural infrastructure where the traditional section-line grid of local roads, such as 4th St NE and 11th Ave NE, is punctuated by private aviation markers. Small, localized airfields including Nelson Landing Strip, Erickson Field, and Fordahl Landing Strip suggest a landscape where large-scale farming or ranching operations utilize personal aircraft for transit or agricultural services. To the south, the terrain descends toward the banks of Duck Creek, maintaining the open character that has long defined this portion of the North Dakota plains.