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1966 Map of Mount Blanco

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Mount Blanco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Blanco Canyon dominates this West Texas landscape, cutting a deep incision through the Llano Estacado. The topography reveals the sharp contrast between the flat high plains and the intricate drainage systems of the White River and Crawfish Creek. While much of the surrounding terrain is marked by dozens of small depressions and numerous Well sites, the canyon floor and its rims provide the primary points of interest for historical study.

The small community of Mount Blanco and the nearby settlement of Heim are documented here during the mid-1960s, a period of transition in rural Texas. Local landmarks like the Meadow Windmill and an industrial Claypit suggest a landscape defined by ranching and resource extraction. The boundary between Floyd Co and Crosby Co bisects the northern half of the sheet, where the high plains agriculture gives way to the breaks of the canyon.