San Andreas Fault, Part 7: Desert Hot Springs & Coachella Valley
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GALLERY: All San Andreas Fault photos in gallery format
After arriving in San Gorgonio Pass, we've made it to the last segment of our San Andreas Fault tour. In this area, the San Andreas branches from east to west into a complex network of multiple faults (or strands), all of which accommodate the plate movement to varying degrees (1). On this tour, we will be following the conventionally-mapped main strand (sometimes referred to as the Mission Creek fault) through Desert Hot Springs. The other recognized major strand of the San Andreas, known as the Banning fault, runs several miles to the south closer to I-10.
Map of this segment of the tour
Desert Hot Springs, California
Our next stop is along Twentynine Palms Highway where the San Andreas crosses near the intersection with North Indian Canyon Road. This view looks west:
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After crossing US Highway 62, the San Andreas takes a sharp turn southeast toward downtown Desert Hot Springs. Like the trace through San Bernardino, there are countless streets and residential properties overlying the fault in this city:
San Andreas Fault zone in Desert Hot Springs, CA
The fault zone cuts right through downtown Desert Hot Springs:
San Andreas Fault zone in Desert Hot Springs, CA
Then crosses Dillon Road on the southeast side of town:
San Andreas Fault zone in Desert Hot Springs, CA
Southeast of Desert Hot Springs, the San Andreas begins to make itself known visually again in the form of linear hills, scarps and contrasting soils: |
