Mojave Desert Highway Junction
Townhouses & Duplexes in Kramer Junction, CA
Welcome to Kramer Junction, a Mojave Desert crossroads known for its pioneering solar fields and its place between Barstow and the Antelope Valley.
Kramer Junction is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, in the western Mojave Desert, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 and State Route 58. It is also known locally as Four Corners, a name that reflects its identity as a highway crossroads rather than a conventional town. The junction lies near the Kern County line, with the borax-mining community of Boron to the east and the Antelope Valley to the west. The area's significance is twofold. First, it is a major transportation node, where the north-south U.S. 395 meets the east-west State Route 58, the principal route across the Mojave between Barstow and Bakersfield. For decades the intersection was a notorious traffic chokepoint; a highway bypass completed in 2020 eased congestion through the junction. Second, Kramer Junction is a landmark in solar energy history. The Kramer Junction Solar Electric Generating Station — the SEGS III–VII complex — is a 150-megawatt solar thermal plant that began commercial operation in 1989. It was a central piece of the Solar Electric Generating System, the pioneering collection of nine parabolic-trough solar fields that helped establish the Mojave as a proving ground for utility-scale solar power. The surrounding area is equally defined by aerospace and mining. Edwards Air Force Base, a premier flight-test installation, lies nearby, and the borax operations around Boron have long shaped the regional economy. The community itself remains small and service-oriented, with a cluster of highway businesses and little residential development. For travelers, Kramer Junction is a stop along a vast, starkly beautiful desert corridor. For residents, it is a remote workplace and waypoint, with Barstow to the east and the Antelope Valley to the west providing the nearest substantial services. Its combination of desert solitude, industrial-scale solar, and strategic highway position gives it a character unlike any other address in San Bernardino County.
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Where is Kramer Junction, California?
Kramer Junction is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, in the western Mojave Desert. It sits at the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 and State Route 58, and is also known as Four Corners.
What is Kramer Junction known for?
Kramer Junction is best known for the Kramer Junction Solar Electric Generating Station, the SEGS III–VII complex. This 150-megawatt solar thermal plant began operating in 1989 and was part of the pioneering Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert.
What is near Kramer Junction?
Kramer Junction lies near Edwards Air Force Base, a major flight-test installation whose eastern end extends into San Bernardino County. The borax-mining town of Boron is also nearby, along the route to Barstow.
What highways meet at Kramer Junction?
Kramer Junction sits at the junction of U.S. 395 and State Route 58, a key east-west route across the Mojave Desert between Barstow and the Antelope Valley. A highway bypass completed in 2020 eased traffic through the junction.
What services are available in Kramer Junction?
Kramer Junction is a sparse desert community with limited services rather than a conventional town. The nearest sizable city is Barstow, roughly thirty miles to the east along State Route 58.
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