Another Landslide at Christmas Tree Cove

MaxBottomtime · May 26, 2013

In April 2001 the center section of the cliff at Christmas Tree Cove in Palos Verdes Estates slid into the sea, taking half of Paseo del Mar with it. Reverand Al notified me earlier today that there was another landslide recently. Since dive conditions have kept us landlocked for the past three weeks we ran over to take a look. There was a muddy plume in the center of the beach, but the trail and most of the diving area was unaffected.
The edge of the cliff is now only ten feet from the newer one lane road.

drbill · May 27, 2013

Wow... in addition to poor visibility and swell, Phil, you guys on "the Big Island" over there have to worry about landslides. No wonder I rarely dive "the Big Island!"

blue steal · May 27, 2013

I enjoy Christmas tree cove alot. Good place to snorkel and scuba. I especially like the sand spit on the south side. Great place for entry and exit. Hoping the trail was not lost.

MaxBottomtime · May 27, 2013

The trail is on the opposite side of the cove to the landslide. You can see it across the cove in the last photo. The first three were taken near the top of the trail.

---------- Post added May 27th, 2013 at 08:47 AM ----------

drbill:
Wow... in addition to poor visibility and swell, Phil, you guys on "the Big Island" over there have to worry about landslides. No wonder I rarely dive "the Big Island!"

Ah, but the rockfish and invertebrates we have compared to the Tropics on your side of the channel more than make up for the effort to see them.

Another Landslide at Christmas Tree Cove

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