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1971 Map of Two Buttes NW

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Two Buttes NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

North Butte rises as a prominent landmark in this sparsely populated stretch of the High Plains near the Kansas border. This 1971 field check records a landscape defined by the drainage systems of North Butte Creek and Two Butte Creek, which carve winding paths through the arid terrain. The map straddles the county line between PROWERS CO and BACA CO, revealing an area dominated by ranching and resource extraction rather than established towns.

Evidence of rural life and early land use is found in scattered locations, such as a lone Grave in the northwestern corner and numerous wells providing water in a dry environment. Industrial activity is marked by a significant Pipeline traversing the eastern portion and Gravel Pits located near the southern boundary. To the southeast, Little Bear Creek flows through a territory characterized by open vistas and isolated infrastructure, typical of the Colorado plains before modern expansion.