2020 Map of Twin Buttes

About this map

Twin Buttes rises as the central landmark of this Garfield County landscape, overlooking a series of intricate drainage systems that define the high plains of eastern Montana. This 2020 survey details a network of coulees and creeks that carve through the open range, including Bobcat Coulee, Meckel Coulee, and Dugout Coulee. These features represent the classic Montana badland topography, where seasonal water flow has sculpted the terrain into the complex patterns seen here. The drainage system is further defined by Union Cr in the northwest and Haislett Cr in the east, while the Middle Fork Lodgepole Cr crosses the southwestern corner. Human presence is sparse, marked primarily by the unimproved path of Twin Buttes Rd and the systematic grid of the Public Land Survey System, which divides the territory into townships such as t17n r33e and t16n r34e.