2010 Map of Seventeen Ranch

About this map

Independence Creek winds through the deeply dissected landscape of Pecos County, defining the drainage patterns of this West Texas ranching region. The settlement pattern is characterized by scattered family holdings, with the eponymous Seventeen Ranch situated centrally alongside Seventeen Draw. These ranching operations, including Monroe Ranch and Mitchell Ranch, rely on the local network of intermittent waterways such as Harral Draw and Dry Creek for navigation and land management. Transportation is sparse, anchored by Ranch Rd 2886 and the specialized Mitchell Number One Airport in the southeastern corner. The map reveals the infrastructure of large-scale land use in the early 21st century, where private roads like Tower Rd and isolated outposts like Coates Ranch illustrate the enduring isolation of the Trans-Pecos desert.