2020 Map of San Jon NW

About this map

Agricultural development in the high plains of Quay County is defined by the reach of the Hudson Canal, which serves the northern reaches of this landscape. The terrain is structured by the Public Land Survey System, showing the section lines of Township 11 and 12 North that once guided homesteaders and ranchers across this New Mexico prairie. A major transportation corridor cuts diagonally through the southern half of the map, illustrating the modern highway infrastructure that follows the historical path across the Llano Estacado. The absence of concentrated settlements emphasizes the rural, dispersed nature of the region, where land use is dictated by water access and regional transit routes.