Cape Mendocino

Cape Mendocino (Spanish: Cabo Mendocino, meaning "Cape of Mendoza"),^[1] which is located approximately 200 miles (320 km) north of San Francisco, is located on the Lost Coast entirely within Humboldt County, California, United States. At 124° 24' 34" W longitude, it is the westernmost point on the coast of California.^[2] The South Cape Mendocino State Marine Reserve and Sugarloaf Island are immediately offshore, although closed to public access due to their protected status.^[3]^[4] Sugarloaf Island is cited as California's westernmost island.^[5]

^ Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift (1914). Spanish and Indian Place Names of California: Their Meaning and Their Romance. A.M. Robertson. ISBN 978-1-4047-5084-5.
^ "Cape Mendocino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ California Department of Fish and Wildlife , California Protected Marine Areas, 14 March 2013.
^ California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sugarloaf Island Special Closure Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, 2015.
^ Sugarloaf Island Special Closure, Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation, accessed July 12, 2015.

[1] Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift (1914). Spanish and Indian Place Names of California: Their Meaning and Their Romance. A.M. Robertson. ISBN 978-1-4047-5084-5.

[2] "Cape Mendocino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[3] California Department of Fish and Wildlife , California Protected Marine Areas, 14 March 2013.

[4] California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sugarloaf Island Special Closure Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, 2015.

[5] Sugarloaf Island Special Closure, Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation, accessed July 12, 2015.

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