2022 Map of Wolf

About this map

Wolf and the neighboring settlements of Peterson and Ritchal sit along the east-west corridor of W Lowe Rd, marking a landscape defined by industrial-scale agriculture and water management. This area on the Kearny and Finney County line relies heavily on the engineering of the Great Eastern Ditch and Farmers Ditch, which channel water across the high plains. The map reveals a precise grid of county roads, such as N Peterson Rd and KS-NEBR Rd, that partition the land into large sections typical of western Kansas. The layout of these transit routes and irrigation canals illustrates the transition of the shortgrass prairie into a highly organized rural production zone during the early twenty-first century.