2024 Map of Wolf Butte

About this map

Wolf Butte and Granite Mtn anchor the high country of the Little Belt Mountains in this modern topographic study of Judith Basin County. The landscape is defined by its drainage network, with Dry Wolf Creek and Surprise Creek carving deep valleys through the limestone and shale. Human history in this corner of the Lewis & Clark National Forest is etched into the terrain through various mining and land claims. Notable sites include the Iron Claims and Iron Claims No 2, alongside several private land blocks such as PB 38 and PB 37. Evidence of early settlement persists at Geer Cem near the junction of Co Rd 101 and Spring Coulee. The naming conventions of the gulches, such as Democrat Gulch and Republican Gulch, suggest a landscape shaped by nineteenth-century prospectors and homesteaders.