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Black Point
Location Sonoma County, California, United States
Offshore water bodies North Pacific Ocean
Elevation 50 feet (app.)

Black Point is a cape on the Pacific Coast of northern California in the United States. It is located in the Sea Ranch area of Sonoma County at 38°40′44″N 123°25′55″W / 38.679°N 123.432°W / 38.679; -123.432, approximately 80 miles (130 km) northwest of San Francisco and approximately 40 miles (60 km) northwest of Santa Rosa.

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The cape juts southward approximately 250 yd (200 m) from the mainland, rising more than 50 feet (15 m) above the water.

The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department maintains a coastal access trail, parking area, and restrooms, located just off State Route 1 near milepost 50.8.

Black Point Beach, located just east of the point, is a surfing location featuring heavy swell that sometimes gets hollow.

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