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Cabrillo National Monument (Spanish: Monumento nacional Cabrillo) is a U.S. national monument at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California. It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542.
Point Cabrillo Light in May 1972, likely taken from Lighthouse Road within Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park The Point Cabrillo Lighthouse complex is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Mendocino, California, and includes the lighthouse itself together with several outbuildings.
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. It is situated within Cabrillo National Monument. It is no longer in operation as a lighthouse but is open to the public as a museum.
Cabrillo. California. Named after a Mexican explorer who was the first to land on North America's west coast, this year-round San Diego monument has history, views, and nature to offer visitors ...
Cabrillo State Marine Reserve (SMR) is a marine protected area (MPA). It extends off Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma, San Diego, on California's south coast. The SMR covers 0.38 square miles (0.98 km 2). Marine animal removal from the SMR's boundaries is restricted, safeguarding marine life.
A beach on Point Cabrillo. Point Cabrillo is a sandstone headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of Mendocino County, California, [1] between the towns of Mendocino, California and Fort Bragg, California. It is the location of the Point Cabrillo Light. Geography-wise, it lies between Point Arena headland/peninsula to the south, and Cape Mendocino ...
A museum in the park focuses on Cabrillo and his voyages of discovery. Every September Cabrillo Festival Inc. hosts the Cabrillo Festival, an annual three-day celebration of his discovery of San Diego Bay, including a re-enactment of his landing at Ballast Point. [46] [47] Another Cabrillo Monument is located on San Miguel Island. [48]
The Cabrillo Formation is a Maastrichtian stage geologic formation in coastal San Diego County, southern California. It is part of the Rosario Group . [ 2 ] The Maastrichtian stage is of the Late Cretaceous Epoch , during the Mesozoic Era .