2010 Map of Castle Gap

About this map

The Crane Cowden Oil Field dominates this corner of the Permian Basin, where a dense network of industrial access roads like Chevron Ave R and Chevron Avenue O crisscross the West Texas scrub. This infrastructure highlights the intensive resource extraction that has long shaped the local economy and land use. Away from the pumpjacks, the terrain rises into the prominent mesas of Castle Mountain and King Mountain. Between these peaks lies the historic Castle Gap, a natural break in the caprock that served as a vital passage for early western travelers and cattle drives. Nearby, the small settlement of Hilltop and the County South Cemetery provide markers of community life and genealogy, while family-named routes such as Fowler Ranch Rd and Ma Earp Rd anchor the landscape to its ranching heritage.