2014 Map of West Rainy Butte

About this map

West Rainy Butte and Rainy Butte rise prominently above the surrounding high plains of Slope County, anchoring a landscape defined by traditional ranching and a sparse, grid-based road network. In the southeast corner, the DeSart Cem remains as a critical landmark for genealogists tracing early settlement in this part of North Dakota. The drainage of Chanta Peta Cr winds south through the center of the sheet, providing the primary topographic relief in an area otherwise characterized by long, straight sections of rural roads like 132nd Ave SW and 65th St SW. The presence of Prairie Hill further north reflects the undulating but largely open nature of this prairie terrain during the early 21st century.