# Mission Pass (Alameda County)

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Mountain pass in California, United States

Mission Pass Stockton Pass Descending from Mission Pass on I-680 northbound Mission Pass Location within California Elevation 662 feet (202 m) Traversed by Interstate 680 Third Approach 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; -121.9107914 Topo map Midway, California

**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](/source/Alameda_County%2C_California). It lies to the northeast of [Mission San José](/source/Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9_(California)), in [Fremont](/source/Fremont%2C_California), and leads from there into the [Sunol Valley](/source/Sunol_Valley). Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m) above sea level. Today, [Interstate 680](/source/Interstate_680_(California)) traverses this pass.

## History

The first Europeans to cross Mission Pass were the [Spanish](/source/Spanish_Empire) explorers [Pedro Fages](/source/Pedro_Fages), and Padre [Juan Crespí](/source/Juan_Cresp%C3%AD) in 1772. It was later used by Spanish soldiers in their expeditions into the [San Joaquin Valley](/source/San_Joaquin_Valley). It was part of the route of [El Camino Viejo](/source/El_Camino_Viejo) between [Livermore Valley](/source/Livermore_Valley) and the Mission San Jose and from the Mission to what is now [Contra Costa County](/source/Contra_Costa_County). It was used by later American explorers [Jedediah Smith](/source/Jedediah_Smith) and [John Fremont](/source/John_Fremont). During the early part of the [California Gold Rush](/source/California_Gold_Rush) it was on the main land route to [Stockton](/source/Stockton%2C_California) and the gold fields.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-historic-spots_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-historic-spots_1-1) Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Abeloe, William N.; Kyle, Douglas E. (2002). [*Historic Spots in California*](https://books.google.com/books?id=AYMPR6xAj50C&pg=PA8) (5th ed.). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 8. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8047-4483-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-4483-6).

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