2010 Map of Hayden

About this map

Hayden serves as the focal point for this high plains landscape in Union County, where the settlement patterns are defined by large ranching operations and vital water sources. The importance of water management in this arid New Mexico region is clearly visible through an extensive series of impoundments along Monia Creek, including the Claude Hutcherson Number 1 Dam through Claude Hutcherson Number 5 Dam. These features, alongside family-named holdings such as the Heimann Ranch, Jacobs Ranch, and Hutcherson Ranch, illustrate the historical development of the local cattle industry. Natural features like Antelope Spring Lake, Shields Lake, and Horse Lake dot the territory, connected by a network of county roads like County Rd C118 and County Hwy C-114 that follow the section lines of the rural grid.