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1967 Map of Turtle Hole Camp

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Turtle Hole Camp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The North Pease River dominates this landscape in Motley County, carving through the high plains of the Texas Panhandle. This mid-century survey reveals a ranching economy defined by water management, where named windmills like Red Windmill, Berryman Windmill, and Oil Well Windmill serve as essential landmarks across the broken terrain. The presence of Turtle Hole Camp and Lucky Knob Camp suggests seasonal or specialized cattle operations near the rugged breaks of Dikes Canyon and South Canyon.

Surface water features such as Turtle Hole Creek, Hornica Creek, and Cottonwood Creek feed into the river system, while man-made improvements like The Ditch and Little Bear Cr Tank illustrate the deliberate modification of the arid environment. A single Pipeline cuts across Baines Flat, signaling the industrial infrastructure overlaying the traditional cattle country. This map provides a detailed view of the remote ranching outposts and topographical features that defined northwestern Texas in the late 1960s.