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Near Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

The San Andreas Fault

 
 
The San Andreas Fault Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 12, 2012
1. The San Andreas Fault Marker
Inscription. One of the most outstanding geological features in California, extending for over 650 miles from Point Arena, north of San Francisco, to south of San Gorgonio Pass, between twenty and thirty miles deep and more than a mile wide in some locations. The faulted sandstone and shale, contorted and sheared may be seen by looking northward from this point, where the Antelope Valley Freeway cuts through the upthrusted ridge to the north. This fault is responsible for two of the greatest earthquakes in California history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the 1957 Fort Tejon earthquake. This giant shear was named in 1892 by the noted geologist, Andrew Lawson.
 
Erected 1967 by Palmdale Woman's Club & Mrs. Walter H. Harness President C.F.W.C.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: DisastersNatural FeaturesScience & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
 
Location. 34° 32.467′ N, 118° 7.394′ W. Marker is near Palmdale, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is on State Highway 14, 2.4 miles north of Angeles Forest Highway, on the right when traveling north. Located on northbound Highway 14 at Lamont Odett Vista Point. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palmdale CA 93551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker
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, measured as the crow flies. Lamont Odett Vista Point (here, next to this marker); The Aerospace Valley (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmdale Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Palmdale Schoolhouse (approx. 3.6 miles away); William J. "Pete" Knight (approx. 4.7 miles away); F-101 Voodoo Escort Fighter (approx. 4.7 miles away); MK-20 Rockeye Cluster Bomb Unit (approx. 4.7 miles away); A-4AR Cockpit Trainer (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmdale.
 
The San Andreas Fault Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 12, 2012
2. The San Andreas Fault Marker
The San Andreas Fault Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 12, 2012
3. The San Andreas Fault Marker
Lamont Odett Vista Point Parking image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 12, 2012
4. Lamont Odett Vista Point Parking
The San Andreas Fault Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 21, 2020
5. The San Andreas Fault Marker
The San Andreas Fault image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 12, 2012
6. The San Andreas Fault
Driving North on Highway 14 through the San Andreas cut.
The San Andreas Fault image. Click for full size.
courtesy Antelope Valley Rural Museum
7. The San Andreas Fault
Highway 14 cuts through the fault just north of Avenue S. The curved lines have faded over the years.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,456 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on May 10, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 19, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   5. submitted on August 28, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.   6. submitted on May 19, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   7. submitted on October 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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