2020 Map of West Rainy Butte

About this map

West Rainy Butte and the adjacent Rainy Butte rise prominently above the surrounding high plains in this corner of Slope County. The landscape is defined by its drainage into Chanta Peta Cr, with the section lines marked by remote gravel roads such as 130th Ave SW and 61st St SW. This area remains largely agricultural and open, preserving the traditional Public Land Survey System township boundaries. For genealogists and local historians, the southern edge of the map identifies two significant burial sites near the intersection of 127th Ave SW and 69th St SW: the DeSart Cem and the Carroll Township Cem, providing specific locations for researchers tracing early prairie settlers in this sparsely populated region of North Dakota.