Black Point (Sonoma County, California)

Black Point (Sonoma County, California)

Black Point is a cape on the Pacific Coast of northern California in the United States. It is located in the Sea Ranch area of Sonoma County at coord|38.679|-123.432 [gnis|219397|Black Point] , approximately convert|80|mi|km|-1 northwest of San Francisco and approximately convert|40|mi|km|-1 northwest of Santa Rosa.

The cape juts southward approximately convert|250|yd|m|-2|abbr=on|lk=on from the mainland, rising more than convert|50|ft|m|0 above the water.cite web
url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=38.679&lon=-123.432&datum=nad83&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50
title=TopoQuest topographic map
accessdate=2008-07-05
]

The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department maintains a coastal access trail, parking area, and restrooms, cite web
url=http://www.sonoma-county.org/parks/pk_srnch.htm
title=Sea Ranch Access Trails
accessdate=2008-02-15
] located just off State Route 1 near milepost 50.8.cite web
url=http://www.surfline.com/reports/report_travel.cfm?id=5098
title=Surfline: Black Point Beach
accessdate=2008-02-15
]

Black Point Beach, located just east of the point, is a surfing location featuring heavy swell that sometimes gets hollow. [cite web
url=http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=JGS001-023
title=Black Point Beach
accessdate=2008-02-15
]

References

ee also

*List of Sonoma County Regional Parks facilities
*Salt Point State Park


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