2020 Map of Trotters

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this portion of the North Dakota badlands, where the high plains break into a complex network of drainage's. The small community of Trotters sits near the border of McKenzie and Golden Valley Counties, serving as a remote outpost in a landscape defined by ranching and public lands. A network of section-line roads, including Vinquist Rd and Pearl Rd, provides access to isolated homesteads and grazing allotments across the rolling terrain. Local history is anchored at the South Side Cem, while the geography is carved by the winding paths of N Fork Smith Cr and Horse Cr. The map illustrates the persistent 1:24,000 scale grid of the American West, where the Public Land Survey System creates a rigid framework over the fluid, eroded topography of the Little Missouri basin.