Monterey Bay is at upper left, Central Valley at upper right and the Big Sur country (the Santa Lucia Range) at middle left. The high ground east of Salinas is the granitic Gabilan Range, with the Salinas Valley downdrop block to its west. An excellent way to follow this trip is with the interactive map of the fault by Thule Scientific, publisher of the excellent Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault.
Central California Faults
Creeping Segment of the San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas fault zone runs straight from upper left to lower right. Between San Juan Bautista and Parkfield it moves by creep. (more below)
(c) 2007 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com (fair use policy); map courtesy USGS
Related Searches san andreas fault santa lucia range salinas valley gabilan range monterey bay big sur
©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.
A part of The New York Times Company.