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2012 Map of Buzzard Peak

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Buzzard Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Ross Ranch and Moorhouse Ranch anchor this West Texas ranching landscape in King County, where the topography is defined by the winding course of the S Wichita River and the prominent height of Buzzard Peak. The 2012 survey illustrates the critical role of water management in this arid environment, featuring scattered stock tanks and reservoirs like Moorhouse Lake and the evocatively named Snake Den Tank.

Remote livestock operations are marked by specialized landmarks such as the Upper Blakey Windmill and Lower Blakey Windmill, which served as essential infrastructure for cattle grazing. The map detail follows the drainage networks of Little Croton Cr, Spring Cr, and Dikes Cr, showing a network of rural roads including Co RD-135 and Co RD-330 that connect the isolated homesteads and work sites of the region.