Mission Peak Landslide near the city of Fremont, Alameda County, California

The Mission Peak Landslide near Fremont (Alameda County) occurred in April 1998 occurred during an El Nino season. This view is from the Mission Peak Region Preserve. The landslide is about a mile long and was considered one of the largest landslides in the Bay Area. The landslide occurred on undeveloped land but threatened homes at the toe. This view shows the barren escarpment on the upper flank of Mission Peak and the rugged, tongue like flow that extends down slope to the lower left (covered with chaparral-type vegetation). Some of the older landslide deposits on the lower slope were already covered with chaparral before the modern landslide occurred. Residential portions of the city of Fremont are to the left. The landslide is part of a larger and more ancient landslide complex that extends for many miles along Mission Ridge.

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