2020 Map of Rabbit Ear Mountain

About this map

Kiowa National Grassland dominates this corner of Union County, preserving a landscape where the High Plains transition into volcanic landforms. The namesake double peaks of Rabbit Ear Mtn and the adjacent Rabbit Ear Mesa stand as prominent landmarks in the southwestern portion of the map, once serving as vital navigational markers for travelers on the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail. The drainage patterns of Seneca Cr and Alamos Cr carve through the grassland, leading toward the Goodin Canyon and Goodin Draw systems. Genealogical interest centers on the Wanette Cem in the north, a solitary record of early 20th-century settlement efforts in this arid environment, while the presence of Apache Valley in the southeast hints at the longer human history of the region's topographical depressions.