Palos Verdes Point

Palos Verdes Point is a cape in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Palos Verdes Point is situated nearby to the suburb Palos Verdes Estates, as well as near the locality Melaga Cove.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palos Verdes Intermediate School and Palos Verdes Estates Shoreline Preserve.

Palos Verdes Intermediate School

School

Palos Verdes High School is one of three public high schools on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, Southern California, United States. Located by the ocean in Palos Verdes Estates, the school is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.

Palos Verdes Estates Shoreline Preserve

Park

Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.

Palos Verdes Estates Shoreline Preserve is a park.

Point Vicente Lighthouse

Government building

Photo: PKM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Point Vicente Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, north of Los Angeles Harbor, which was built in 1926. It is 67 feet tall and stands on a cliff with a height of 130 feet. Point Vicente Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles southeast of Palos Verdes Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes.

Palos Verdes Estates

Suburb

Photo: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Palos Verdes Estates is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and neighboring Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates. Palos Verdes Estates is situated 2 miles northeast of Palos Verdes Point.

Rancho Palos Verdes

Town

Photo: Cardinalngold, Public domain.

Rancho Palos Verdes is an affluent coastal city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated on September 7, 1973, the city has a population of 42,287 as reported in the 2020 United States census. Rancho Palos Verdes is situated 3½ miles southeast of Palos Verdes Point.

Rolling Hills Estates

Suburb

Photo: Clotee Allochuku, CC BY 2.0.

Rolling Hills Estates is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. On the northern side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, facing Torrance, Rolling Hills Estates is mostly residential. Rolling Hills Estates is situated 4 miles east of Palos Verdes Point.

Palos Verdes Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Rocky Point”
Category: landform
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.7739° or 33° 46′ 26″ north

Longitude

-118.42813° or 118° 25′ 41″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

8553QHFC+HP

GeoNames ID

5380875

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