Point Sur
Point Sur is a cape in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Point Sur is situated nearby to the locality Cooper Ranch.- Type: Cape
- Description: landform in Monterey County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Morro De La Trompa”, “Morro Trompo”, and “Punta Que Parece Isla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Sur Lighthouse.
Point Sur Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point Sur Lighthouse is a lightstation at Point Sur 24.6 miles south of Monterey, California at the peak of the 361-foot rock at the head of the point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Big Sur Village.
Big Sur Village
Village
Big Sur Village is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region, in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located along a 1-mile-long stretch of Big Sur Coast Highway in the Big Sur Valley 24 miles south of Carmel, California.
Point Sur
- Category: landform
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.30667° or 36° 18′ 24″ northLongitude
-121.90297° or 121° 54′ 11″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
848W834W+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 503825689OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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