Crystal Peak (science fiction)

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This article refers to the fictional facility in Terminator 3.

Crystal Peak is a large subterranean fallout shelter apparently built by the U.S. Government as a last resort for government and military VIPs. It is deep underground and outfitted with an extensive computer bay (although the computers are around 30 years old and no longer function), emergency TV broadcast center, which is fitted with a backdrop and podium for the President of the USA and food depot. There is also a radio system in place, used by Connor to communicate with Montana Civil Defense in the last moments of the film.

It is this place where the T-850 sent John Connor and Kate Brewster at the end of Terminator 3, to safely endure the onset of Judgment Day. Up until entering Crystal Peak, Connor is expecting to find a modern computer-control center and facilities that can be used to shut down SkyNet. Connor finally realizes that SkyNet is software and there was never a control-center or system core to shut down. As John's final narration indicates:

"I should have realized our destiny was never to stop Judgment Day. It was merely to survive it."

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Films	The Terminator | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Characters	Sarah Connor | John Connor | Kyle Reese | Miles Dyson | Kate Brewster
Terminators	T-800/T-850 | T-1000 | T-1000000 | T-X |
Locations	Los Angeles | Skynet | Cyberdyne Systems | Cyber Research Systems | Crystal Peak | Tech-Com
Cast	Linda Hamilton | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Michael Biehn | Edward Furlong | Robert Patrick | Nick Stahl | Claire Danes | Kristanna Loken | Earl Boen
Crew	James Cameron | Jonathan Mostow | Mario F. Kassar | Andrew G. Vajna | Stan Winston
Games	The Terminator (DOS) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Game Boy) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (LJN) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Acclaim) | The Terminator (1992) | The Terminator 2029 / Deluxe CD Edition | T2: The Arcade Game | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (pinball) | Robocop versus The Terminator | The Terminator 2029: Operation Scour | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (B.I.T.S.) | The Terminator: Rampage | Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars | The Terminator (SNES) | The Terminator: Future Shock | SkyNET | The Terminator: Dawn of Fate | Terminator 3: War of the Machines | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Game Boy Advance) | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (pinball) | The Terminator (mobile) | Terminator 3: The Redemption | The Terminator: I'm Back!
Comics	The Terminator | RoboCop versus The Terminator | Superman vs. The Terminator | Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator
Miscellaneous	T2 3-D: Battle Across Time | Sarah Connor Chronicles