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2023 Map of Roy

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Roy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Roy serves as the central hub of this northeastern New Mexico landscape, situated at the junction of several county roads and defined by its grid of residential streets including Church St and Floersheim St. The surrounding high plains are cut by complex drainage patterns, with Matilda Roy Draw and La Cinta Creek carving through the terrain toward deeper depressions like La Cinta Canyon. To the north, the Roy Cem sits along the road to the John Snyder Draw, while the Ray Ranch Airport provides a modern aerial connection to this traditional ranching country.

The southern portion of the map reveals a shift toward seasonal water features and more dramatic elevation changes. A cluster of small lakes, including Gunn Lake, Morgan Lake, and Baum Lake, lie tucked between the mesas. Further south, the terrain drops into the rugged Sawmill Canyon and Hooper Canyon, illustrating the transition from the flat agricultural and grazing lands near town to the more broken canyonlands characteristic of Harding County.