Mission Peak is a peak east of Fremont, California. It is part of a ridge that includes Mount Allison and Monument Peak. Mission Peak is located in the Mission Peak Regional Preserve and is a part of the East Bay Regional Park District. Mission Peak sees the occasional light dusting of snow on the upper reaches of the peak during winter storms although this is not a regular (or even yearly) occurrence and almost always melts within hours of falli...
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Mission Peak is a peak east of Fremont, California. It is part of a ridge that includes Mount Allison and Monument Peak. Mission Peak is located in the Mission Peak Regional Preserve and is a part of the East Bay Regional Park District. Mission Peak sees the occasional light dusting of snow on the upper reaches of the peak during winter storms although this is not a regular (or even yearly) occurrence and almost always melts within hours of falling.
Mission Peak is the site of a large (300 m wide by 1200 m long) landslide that started in March, 1998 due to the El Niño rains that winter. The landslide occurred in an area that had seen previous landslides in the past. The landslide threatened new housing and has changed local development regulations to deal with geotechnical hazards.
Some sources have labeled Mission Peak as an extinct volcano due to its shape and the sharp point of the peak. This is simply the result of natural uplift and erosion though; the peak has no volcanic origin...
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