2011 Map of Twin Buttes

About this map

Twin Buttes rises as a prominent landmark in this eastern Montana landscape, situated within a drainage network defined by Bobcat Coulee and Middle Fork Lodgepole Creek. The terrain is characterized by a high concentration of small-scale water management features, including a series of numbered reservoirs such as Karen Number 5 Dam, Karen Number 4 Dam, and Karen Number 6 Dam. These structures, alongside Dugout Number 1 Dam and Angur Number 4 Dam, indicate a land use pattern heavily reliant on captured surface water for livestock or local irrigation in Garfield County. While no major settlements are present, the distribution of primitive roads and creek crossings like those at Union Creek and Haislett Creek reveals the connectivity required for ranching operations in the early 21st century.