Rat Rock (California)
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| File:Rat Rock 3655.jpg Rat Rock, as seen looking north from China Camp in May 2010. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°00′16″N 122°27′43″W / 38.00444°N 122.46194°W[1] |
| Highest elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Administration | |
| State | File:Flag of California.svg California |
| County | Marin |
Rat Rock is an uninhabited, 18-foot (5.5 m) tall rock island in the San Francisco Bay, located just north of China Camp. It serves to protect part of the beach at China Camp from winds which come from the northwest.[2] It appears on a 2015 United States Geological Survey map of the area.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rat Rock
- ↑ Stienstra, Tom (29 October 2020). "Best 10 places to swim in San Francisco Bay". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ United States Geological Survey (2015). "Petaluma Point Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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