Smith Gulch

Smith Gulch is a valley in Humboldt County, North Coast, California and has an elevation of 85 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Punta Gorda Light.

Punta Gorda Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Punta Gorda Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the United States, 12 miles south of Cape Mendocino, California, within Humboldt County. Access is via a short hike from the end of a 4WD road, or a slightly longer hike along the beach southward from the camping area at the mouth of the Mattole River. Punta Gorda Light is situated 2 miles south of Smith Gulch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petrolia.

Petrolia

Village

Photo: Jjonak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Petrolia is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, United States, 10 miles, southeast of Cape Mendocino. The site of the first oil well drilled in California, it lies at an elevation of 121 feet above sea level, within ZIP Code 95558, with an area code 707. Petrolia is situated 5 miles northeast of Smith Gulch.

Smith Gulch

Type: Valley with an elevation of 85 feet
Category: landform
Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.27347° or 40° 16′ 25″ north

Longitude

-124.36088° or 124° 21′ 39″ west

Elevation

85 feet (26 metres)

Open location code

84GQ7JFQ+9J

GeoNames ID

5571522

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