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This is a list of coastal peninsulas of California, listed north to south. The majority of peninsulas in California are called points as in Oxford English Dictionary 's senses 19b "projecting part of anything of a more or less tapering form...a sharp prominence" and 22 "a promontory or cape; the tip of a piece of land running out to sea...frequently in place names."

Unless otherwise noted, source is plate 144 from the Atlas of the War of the Rebellion, drawn 1867, published 1895.


 * 1) Point St. George
 * 2) Patrick's Point (see Sue-meg State Park)
 * 3) Cape Fortuna, or False Mendocino
 * 4) Cape Mendocino
 * 5) Punta Gorda (see Punta Gorda Light)
 * 6) Point Arena (see also Point Arena Light and Point Arena State Marine Conservation Area)
 * 7) Bodega Head (see also Bodega Head State Marine Conservation Arena)
 * 8) Point Tomales (see Tomales Bay)
 * 9) Salt Point (see Salt Point State Park)
 * 10) Tiburon Peninsula
 * 11) Point Reyes
 * 12) Duxbury Reef (see Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area)
 * 13) Marin Headlands
 * 14) San Francisco Peninsula
 * 15) Point Pinole
 * 16) Point Bonita (see Point Bonita Lighthouse)
 * 17) Point Lobos
 * 18) Point San Pedro
 * 19) Pillar Point
 * 20) Pigeon Point (see Pigeon Point Lighthouse)
 * 21) Point Año Nuevo
 * 22) Monterey Peninsula
 * 23) Point Pinos (see Point Pinos Lighthouse)
 * 24) Point Cypress
 * 25) Point Carmel
 * 26) Point Sur (see also Point Sur Lighthouse and Point Sur State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area)
 * 27) Cape San Martin
 * 28) Piedras Blancas (see also Piedras Blancas Light Station and Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area)
 * 29) Point Buchon (see also Point Buchon State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area)
 * 30) Point San Luis (see also Point San Luis Lighthouse)
 * 31) Point Purisima
 * 32) Honda Point or Point Pedernales (see also Honda Point disaster)
 * 33) Point Argueles
 * 34) Point Conception (see also Point Conception Light and Point Conception State Marine Reserve)
 * 35) Point Salinas
 * 36) Point Mugu (see also Point Mugu State Park)
 * 37) Point Dume (see also Point Dume State Marine Conservation Area)
 * 38) Point Vicente (see Point Vicente Lighthouse)
 * 39) Palos Verdes Peninsula
 * 40) Point Fermin (see Point Fermin Light)
 * 41) "False Point at False Bay" (defunct, see Mission Bay (San Diego)#History)
 * 42) Point Loma

See also


 * California Coastal National Monument
 * California Coastal Trail


 * Baja California peninsula

Refs

Geography of California Peninsulas in California