2024 Map of Tepee Buttes

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the southern landscape of this McKenzie County region, where the badlands terrain transitions into the protected expanse of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness. This modern survey illustrates the rugged topography defined by prominent landmarks such as Tepee Buttes, Clay Butte, and Stony Johnny Butte. These elevations rise above the drainages of Cherry Creek and Spring Creek, which carve through the high plains. For those researching local history, the presence of the Cherry Cem and Salem Cem indicates long-standing rural community ties and burial grounds that predate the area's current federal conservation status. The map's grid of section lines and range markers, like t149n r99w, provides a precise geographic framework for understanding land use in western North Dakota.