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Map Satellite Point Sur is a rocky promontory connected to the mainland by a broad section of dune sand and marine terraces. The Point is composed of altered Franciscan volcanics.
Vegetation includes coastal scrub and coastal bluff, with a small amount of chaparral. The rare Arctostaphylos edmundsii occurs here, as does the endemic Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis.
Integrity: One of the oldest lighthouses in the State, built in 1889, is situated on the Point, and there are residences nearby.
Use: Research, educational, observational, present.
Ref: Roof, J. B., 1961. The Manzanitas of the California Point Sur Region. Leaf. West. Bot. 9, pp. 188-196.
January 1978
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman
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