2016 Map of Haystack Mountain

About this map

Haystack Mtn and the winding course of Duck Creek define the landscape of this portion of Dickens County. The terrain is deeply incised by erosion, most notably at the curiously named Hobble Scobble Canyon and along several tributaries including Cottonwood Creek and Washout Creek. A significant layer of 20th-century land management is visible through numerous water-control features, such as Soil Conservation Service Lake 1 and various grade stabilization structures like Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-1 Reservoir. These engineering efforts point to a history of soil conservation and flood management in a region prone to runoff and drainage challenges. The rural road network, including FM 193 and several numbered county roads, connects the isolated cattle ranching and agricultural lands that occupy the plateaus above the canyon floors.