Pigeon Point
Pigeon Point is a cape in San Mateo, California.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pigeon Point Light Station.
Pigeon Point Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pigeon Point Light Station or Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse built in 1871 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pescadero.
Pescadero
Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS, Public domain.
Pescadero is a peaceful, coastal town of 600 people on the Peninsula, approximately 45 miles south of San Francisco.
Pigeon Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Cabo de Fortunas”, “Punta De La Ballena”, “Punta De Las Ballenas”, “Rincon de la Ballena *”, and “Whale Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.18156° or 37° 10′ 54″ northLongitude
-122.39454° or 122° 23′ 40″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
849V5JJ4+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5805921274OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5382697
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