1984 Map of Pony Flats

About this map

Pony Flats and the high plains of the Texas Panhandle drop away into the dramatic erosion of Palo Duro Canyon State Park in this mid-1980s topographical record. The transition between the level landscape of Randall and Armstrong counties and the dissected canyon floor is defined by the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River, which meanders through a labyrinth of feeder streams and named drainages. Local landmarks like Mc Farland Canyon and Bull Canyon Creek provide specific points of reference for those studying the area's complex drainage patterns. The map also documents utilitarian features of the era, such as a Gravel Pit, alongside natural watercourses like Rush Creek, Timber Creek, and Pony Spring Creek, showing a landscape where small-scale industry and expansive public land meet at the canyon rim.