2020 Map of The Hogback

About this map

The Hogback rises as a prominent landform above the rolling plains of Morton County, North Dakota, anchoring the eastern edge of this survey. This high ground overlooks a landscape defined by the drainage systems of the Southeast Br Little Heart River to the west and the various forks of N Br Cantapeta Cr and Northwest Br Cantapeta Cr to the east. The map reveals a highly structured rural environment organized by a precise grid of sections and section-line roads, including Co Rd 81 and Co Rd 135. This network suggests a landscape dedicated to large-scale agriculture and ranching, where the natural contours of the hills are the primary interruption to an otherwise orderly human arrangement of the territory.