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The San Andreas Fault along Highway 25

This view shows the San Andreas Fault looking south where Highway 25 crosses the fault (about 7 miles north of the entrance station to the park. The fence basically follows the trace of the fault on the right side of the grassy pressure ridge. The right side is sinking and moving north (toward you) relative to the rising left side of the fault. The San Benito River is on the left.

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