Point Buchon
Point Buchon is a cape in San Luis Obispo County, California. The point has an elevation of 30 feet / 9 meters. The Point Buchon State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area lies offshore from that Point. Point Buchon was named by the Coast Survey during the Civil War.[1]
Point Buchon was named after El Buchon, the Chumash chief who ruled the area when the Portola expedition passed this way in 1769. El Buchon had a large neck goiter, buchon in 18th century Spanish.[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point Buchon
- ^ Point Buchon Trail. accessed 6/19/2018
Coordinates: 35°15′19″N 120°53′57″W / 35.25528°N 120.89917°W
Categories:
- Landforms of San Luis Obispo County, California
- San Luis Obispo County, California geography stubs