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1971 Map of Wild Horse Butte

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Wild Horse Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Fort Belknap Indian Reservation lands in Blaine County define this landscape, as it appeared during a 1971 field check. The terrain is characterized by complex drainage systems and isolated water sources essential for cattle ranching on the plains. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the prominent elevation of Wild Horse Butte, near which Wild Horse Spring provides a rare point of natural water.

Evidence of range management and livestock operations is visible throughout the area, including a Corral and several constructed water features such as Old Woman Reservoir and a designated Well. The drainage patterns of White Bear Creek and Fifteenmile Creek illustrate the hydrologic network of this part of northern Montana, where even a simple Lake or reservoir becomes a critical landmark for local land use.