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1986 Map of Amarillo

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Amarillo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The High Plains of the Texas Panhandle are defined here by a striking transition from the flat, playa-dotted tablelands to the dramatic escarpments of Palo Duro Canyon. The city of Amarillo serves as the regional hub, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and Interstate 40 converge near major aviation sites like Amarillo International Airport and Tradewind Airport. Beyond the urban grid, the landscape is heavily influenced by large-scale institutional and industrial footprints, notably the Pantex Plant and the Texas Technological University Research Farm.

To the north, the terrain breaks toward the Canadian River valley and the Meredith National Recreation Area, while the surrounding prairie is marked by numerous natural depressions such as Sevenmile Basin and Stolansker Lake. Smaller settlements like Claude, Panhandle, and White Deer anchor the agricultural landscape, connected by a network of ranch roads and rail lines that follow the level contours of the Llano Estacado.