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2017 Map of Moro

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Moro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Moro serves as the focal point of this high plateau landscape, where the town grid is defined by streets like Main St and Court St near the American Legion Cem. The surrounding Sherman County terrain is deeply incised by a series of north-trending drainages, including Grass Valley Canyon, Barnum Canyon, and Rosebush Canyon. These landforms dictate the placement of the sparse road network, which connects outlying points such as Monkland in the northeast and Rose Hill to the east.

A network of family-named roads like Van Gilder Rd, Douma Rd, and Henrichs Rd traverses the wheat-growing country between the canyons. The presence of the Rose Hill Cem near the junction of Fraser Rd and Crites Rd marks an older center of community life in this agricultural region. The landscape is characterized by its dramatic verticality, with steep descents into Gordon Hollow and Little Ferry Canyon punctuating the otherwise level upland fields.