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2020 Map of Williamson Butte

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Williamson Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Williamson Butte and Goat Mtn anchor this expansive landscape in Blaine County, where the high plains are deeply dissected by a network of drainage channels. The terrain is characterized by broad plateaus like T U Bench and a series of coulees that suggest a long history of water erosion and seasonal runoff. Modern infrastructure is represented by Lloyd Rd and Golden Valley Rd, which provide access to this ranching and grazing country.

Water features define much of the local geography, with the Cow Creek system and its various branches, including the N Fork Cow Cr and S Fork Cow Cr, winding through the territory. The presence of Cow Creek Bridge indicates a primary crossing point for local transit. The descriptive naming of Coal Mine Coulee and Bullwhacker Coulee hints at the region's historical associations with early resource extraction and frontier transportation routes.