Point Reyes

Point Reyes, historically named Punta de los Reyes, is an odd-shaped peninsula that protrudes into the Pacific Ocean about 35 miles northwest of San Francisco. The peninsula forms a triangle with Tomales Point on the north, Bolinas Point on the south, and the most prominent, Point Reyes, on the west. The peninsula is characterized by rolling hills covered by grass, brush or forest and surrounded by beaches. Point Reyes itself, however, consists of an abrupt headland forming the shape of an inverted "T." It is upon the westernmost tip of this headland that the Point Reyes Light Station has stood for 120 years.