Key Landmark Point References

Maps

Selected Landmarks

1. Cape Mendocino (Humboldt County)

  • 26 miles S of Eureka
  • 34 miles N of Shelter Cove

2. Punta Gorda (Humboldt County)

  • 13 miles S of Cape Mendocino
  • 22 miles N of Shelter Cove

3. Horse Mountain (Humboldt County)

  • 30 miles S of Cape Mendocino
  • 4.5 miles N of Shelter Cove

4. Point Arena (Mendocino County)

  • 25 miles S of Mendocino
  • 57 miles N of Bodega Bay

5. Point Reyes (Marin County)

  • 22 miles S of Bodega Bay
  • 33 miles N of the Golden Gate Bridge

6. Pillar Point (San Mateo County)

  • At Half Moon Bay/Princeton Harbor

7. Pescadero Point (San Mateo County)

  • 18.5 miles S of Half Moon Bay
  • 4.4 miles N of Pigeon Point

8. Pigeon Point (San Mateo County)

  • 22 miles S of Half Moon Bay
  • 25 miles N of Santa Cruz

9. Año Nuevo Point (San Mateo/Santa Cruz County line)

  • 6 miles S of Pigeon Point

10. Yankee Point (Monterey County)

  • 8 miles S of Monterey

11. Point Arguello (Santa Barbara County)

  • 42 miles S of Morro Bay
  • 12.5 miles N of Point Conception

12. Point Conception (Santa Barbara County)

  • 53 miles S of Morro Bay
  • 43 miles W of Santa Barbara


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