2014 Map of Yarger Butte

About this map

Yarger Butte rises as a prominent landmark in this segment of Powder River County, overseeing a landscape defined by an intricate network of drainage systems. The Powder River itself cuts through the southeastern corner, while smaller waterways like Sanders Cr, Cache Cr, and Yarger Cr carve through the surrounding terrain. This 2014 survey documents the sparse but vital human footprint in the region, centered on the Yarger Cem and a few established transit corridors like Cache Creek Rd and MT-391. The naming of features such as Dry Fork Fire Gulch and Fire Gulch suggests a landscape shaped by natural cycles of drought and flame, while the Public Land Survey System grid lines of t6s r49e and adjacent townships impose a formal order over the variable topography of eastern Montana.