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2013 Map of Spear Hills

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Spear Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Kiowa National Grassland dominates the high plains landscape of northeastern New Mexico, where the border between Colfax County and Harding County runs through a territory defined by expansive draws and seasonal drainages. The topography is marked by significant elevations such as Chateau Hill in the northeast and the eponymous Spear Hills in the south, which overlook a series of dry watercourses including Carrizo Creek, Arroyo Ojo Verde, and Salado Creek.

Settlement patterns in this rural expanse are sparse, centered around localized points such as Harris, Schell, Fluhman, and Burks. These names likely reflect the ranching families who managed the land long before the area was designated as a national grassland. The network of county roads, including County Road C38 and Co RD W, follows the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how the grid of the American West shaped the development of these remote high-altitude prairies.