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1954 Map of Dalhart

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Dalhart
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Boise City and Dalhart anchor this high plains junction, a mid-century view of the Tri-State area where Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma meet. The landscape is defined by volcanic features like Sierra Grande and the iconic cinder cone of Capulin Mountain National Monument. These landmarks rise above a grid of cattle ranches and windmills, with the Cimarron River and North Canadian River carving drainage patterns across the arid terrain.

Transportation networks are the lifeblood of the region, visible through the intersection of the Fort Worth and Denver and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railroads. Smaller settlements like Texline, Grenville, and Stratford mark the passage of rail lines and highways across the shortgrass prairie. The presence of numerous gas wells and oil and gas wells in the eastern sectors indicates the era's expanding energy extraction, while the volcanic lava fields to the west speak to the deeper geological history of the western edge.