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1973 Map of Kramer Hills

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Kramer Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Kramer Hills dominate the southern portion of this High Desert landscape, where the legacy of early twentieth-century infrastructure remains visible. The rail corridor of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe cuts diagonally across the northern plains, paralleled by an Old RR Grade and a major Pipeline. Small desert outposts like Jimgrey and Hawes serve as quiet markers along the transit line, while the Hawes Auxiliary Airport highlights the region's strategic utility.

Prospectors and miners once combed these slopes, as evidenced by numerous prospects scattered near the Kramer Hills (Site). The terrain is further defined by a network of unimproved paths, including Kramer Road and various Jeep Trails, which provide access to the remote elevations. This survey captures a moment of desert utility where historical rail grades, modern pipelines, and mining remnants coexist.