2019 Map of Midway SW

About this map

The Cimarron River winds through the southwestern corner of this Baca County landscape, defining the local drainage system alongside deep topographic depressions like Mitchell Draw and Moore Draw. The map reveals a strictly organized grid of rural infrastructure, where local county roads such as Co RD 48, Co RD 49, and Co Rd G follow section lines across the high plains. In the northeast, the terrain is incised by Spring Canyon, which breaks the otherwise uniform township and range blocks. This area is characterized by large-scale agricultural or grazing tracts, typical of the Colorado borderlands, with little to no concentrated settlement. The presence of numerous intermittent drainage features and the broad bed of the Cimarron River suggest a landscape shaped by infrequent but significant water events in an arid environment.