2014 Map of Wolf Butte

About this map

Wolf Butte rises above the drainage of the Missouri Plateau in this 2014 study of Adams County, where the landscape is defined by its wide, cardinal-direction road grid and winding prairie waterways. The drainage pattern is led by Wolf Butte Cr and Duck Cr, which thread through the rolling terrain between a network of section-line roads like Bucyrus Rd and 18th Ave NW. The map reveals the persistence of rural infrastructure and water features such as Russian Slough and Cedar Cr in a region characterized by expansive open country and intermittent creek beds. This modern topographic survey illustrates how the physical geography of North Dakota continues to shape the local transportation network and land use in the 21st century.