Mission Pass (Alameda County)
| Mission Pass | |
|---|---|
| Stockton Pass | |
  Mission Pass
Mission Pass (Alameda County) | |
| 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°WCoordinates: 37°33′37″N 121°54′39″W / 37.5602129°N 121.9107914°W |
| Topo map | Midway, California |
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Mission Pass, formerly 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.
Today, Interstate 680 traverses this pass.
Mission Pass is a Gap in the Diablo mountain range. Its elevation is 659 feet, or 201 meters above sea level. This place is also known as Stockton Pass. Its center coordinate is: 37.5602°N 121.9108°W
History
Mission Pass was first crossed by the Spanish explorers 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 exporers 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]