Photos of San Andreas fault, California.

The San Andreas fault extends much of the length of California as the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates. It is one of the most active and most studied fault on the planet. These photos include aerial and ground shots of the fault and some of its features along from Pt. Reyes National Seashore in the northwest, to the Salton Sea in the southeast.


Map of San Andreas fault, showing locations of photographs
map of San Andreas fault, showing locations of photographs

Click on any of the photos below for a higher resolution image and more detailed caption.

Aerial view of SAF at Pt. Reyes
A. View north over Pt. Reyes.

B. Fault underlies Crystal Reservoir nr. S. Francisco
View westward towards Pinnacles NM
C. View SW over fault to Pinnacles NM
View of San Andreas fault to Soda Lake
E. View SW over fault to Soda Lake.
Offset stream channel in Carrizo PlainF. Offset stream channel in Carrizo Plain.

Folded sedimentary rock adjacent to San Andreas faultG. Folded sedimentary rock adjacent to SAF.
View of San Andreas fault from Keyes View in Joshua Tree NPJ. View of SAF from Keyes View in J Tree NP.
view north to Salton Sea
K. View north to Salton Sea.

 

View northwestward along San Andreas fault
D. View NW along SAF.
SAF and San Bernardino
H. SAF and San Bernardino.

faulted colluvium
I. Faulted colluvium.

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