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1980 Map of Wolf Butte

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Wolf Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Oglala National Grassland dominates this landscape along the border of Dawes County, Nebraska, and Fall River County, South Dakota. This 1980 survey reveals a high-plains environment defined by essential water management for ranching and agriculture. The terrain is punctuated by distinctive landforms such as Wolf Butte, Strawstack Butte, and Pete Smith Hill, which provide vertical relief across the drainage basins of Horsehead Creek and Collingwood Creek.

A network of reservoirs, including Snook Reservoir, McMeekin Reservoir, and Board Gate Dam Reservoir, illustrates the efforts to capture seasonal runoff in this arid region. Remote tracks like Sugar Loaf Road connect these points across the open range. The map captures the quiet, utilitarian infrastructure of the western grasslands, where names often reflect early local figures or prominent geographical landmarks like Lone Tree Creek.