Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in the Santa Monica Mountains
By Landslide Hazards Program
September 2026 (approx.)
Detailed Description
The USGS Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station “Castro Peak” is located within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in the Santa Monica Mountains of southern California. The site consists of surface and subsurface instrumentation that is monitoring the hillslope (Photo Credit: Matthew A. Thomas, U.S. Geological survey; Public domain).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Related
Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Castro Peak” (2018 Woolsey Fire) near Malibu, CA
Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
Related
Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Castro Peak” (2018 Woolsey Fire) near Malibu, CA
Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.