2012 Map of Wild Horse Draw

About this map

The N Fork Smoky Hill River carves a winding path through this portion of Wallace County, defining a landscape shaped by intermittent watercourses and expansive prairie. In this high plains environment, the eponymous Wild Horse Draw serves as a prominent natural drainage feature, cutting across the section lines that organize the rural landscape. The grid of country roads, including north-south corridors like Road 19 and Road 21, reflects the systematic land surveys that govern Kansas agriculture. A notable point of human activity in this sparsely settled region is the Bellamy Farm Airport, a private airstrip that highlights the importance of aerial access for large-scale ranching and farming operations in western Kansas. The map captures a moment of modern land use where traditional river-bottom topography meets the rigid geometry of the section-line road network.