2014 Map of Three Buttes Creek East

About this map

Three Buttes Creek and its seasonal tributaries define this section of the northern plains, where a network of section-line roads reveals the enduring geometry of the Public Land Survey System. The map shows the intersection of several townships, including t24n r56e and t25n r55e, underscoring the rural structure of the region in the early 21st century. High-elevation points are drained by numerous small waterways such as E Charlie Cr and Cheney Cr, which flow toward larger drainages beyond the quadrangle boundary. The presence of MT-201 in the northern portion of the sheet provides the primary East-West transit corridor through this sparsely populated landscape. While many modern topographic sheets focus on urban development, this survey highlights the persistence of large-scale agricultural and ranching divisions, marked by dozens of numbered county roads including Co Road 132 and Co Road 128.