2023 Map of Alston Ranch

About this map

The High Plains of Lea County come into focus through a sparse network of ranch roads and township boundaries. This livestock-rearing landscape is defined by its long, straight thoroughfares, including Simonola Valley Rd on the western edge and Sartin Rd crossing the northern interior. The layout of the land reflects the Public Land Survey System, with the map recording transitions between sections like t13s r34e and t13s r35e. While the terrain appears open and largely undeveloped, the placement of specialized routes like Lonesome Dove and High Top Rd indicates specific ranching access points and local property divisions. Genealogists and historians tracing family land holdings in eastern New Mexico will find the intersection of Co Rd 149 and Homer Rd essential for orienting historical homesteads and contemporary ranch boundaries in this section of the Llano Estacado.