2019 Map of Pampa NW

About this map

Tallahone Cr and Chicken Cr carve deep, branching drainage patterns across this High Plains landscape in Roberts County. The terrain is defined by these seasonal waterways that feed toward the Canadian River valley, creating a rugged topography of breaks and draws that challenge the otherwise linear grid of Texas ranch lands. The human imprint on the land is represented primarily by a network of ranch access and utility roads, including the historically evocative Mail Route Rd and the centrally positioned Winter Quarters Rd. These routes, along with Morrison Ranch Rd, follow the natural contours of the ridges or cut straight across the plateau, illustrating the logistical adaptations of modern cattle ranching and land management in the Panhandle's canyon-cut prairies.