Kramer Hills, California

For the range of hills nearby, see Kramer Hills.

Kramer Hills
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°55′15″N117°28′07″W / 34.92083°N 117.46861°W / 34.92083; -117.46861 [1]
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Bernardino
Elevation [1]	2,740 ft (835 m)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-38905
GNIS feature ID	252916

Kramer Hills is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Kramer Hills is 6.4 miles (10.3 km) southeast of Kramer Junction and 26 miles (42 km) west of Barstow.

The small mining camp of Kramer Hill was founded around 1885 after a nearby copper discovery, but was short-lived. Later discoveries of gold and copper revived interest, but the only substantial development was at the Herkelrath gold mine around 1926. Actual production (if any) is unknown, but many claims were staked and much prospecting done. ^{[2] [3]}

Nearby is the World War II Hawes Auxiliary Airfield.

References

1. "Kramer Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 11, 2015.
2. Kramer Hills at Mining History of the California Desert Conservation Area
3. Kramer Hills and Herkelrath at Mindat