Mission Pass (Alameda County)

Mission Pass
Stockton Pass

Descending from Mission Pass on I-680 northbound
Elevation 662 ft (202 m)
Traversed by Interstate 680
Location Alameda County, California, United States
Range Diablo Range
Coordinates 37°33′37″N 121°54′39″W / 37.5602129°N 121.9107914°W / 37.5602129; -121.9107914Coordinates: 37°33′37″N 121°54′39″W / 37.5602129°N 121.9107914°W / 37.5602129; -121.9107914
Topo map Midway, California
Mission Pass
Mission Pass

Mission Pass (Alameda County)

Mission Pass, also known as the Sunol Grade[1] and formerly as Stockton Pass, is a gap in the hills of the Mount Hamilton Range in Alameda County, California. It lies to the northeast of Mission San José, in Fremont, and leads from there into the Sunol Valley. Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m) above sea level. Today, Interstate 680 traverses this pass.

History

Mission Pass was first crossed by the Spanish explorers Pedro Fages, and Padre Juan Crespí in 1772. It was later used by Spanish soldiers in their expeditions into the San Joaquin Valley. It was part of the route of El Camino Viejo between Livermore Valley and the Mission San Jose and from the Mission to what is now Contra Costa County. It was used by later American explorers Jedediah Smith and John Fremont. During the early part of the California Gold Rush it was on the main land route to Stockton and the gold fields.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Abeloe, William N.; Kyle, Douglas E. (2002). Historic Spots in California (5th ed.). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8047-4483-6.


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