2013 Map of Bledsoe SW

About this map

The High Plains borderlands of eastern New Mexico are defined here by a geometric grid of rural transit and petroleum extraction. Centered on the boundary between Roosevelt Co and Lea Co, the landscape is partitioned into townships like t8s r36e and t9s r37e. The map documents a sparse, industrial geography where the Allison Oil Field and Crossroads Oil Field signal the region's economic drivers. Transportation is largely confined to a rigid network of county roads, including Co Road 173 and S Roosevelt Road L, which serve isolated ranching or drilling operations. A notable departure from the cardinal grid is the sweeping curve of Nm-508, which provides the primary paved artery through the southern half of the quadrangle near Howe Ln.