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Point Potrero

Coordinates: 37°54′15″N 122°21′59″W / 37.904092°N 122.3663599°W / 37.904092; -122.3663599
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Point Potrero
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Point Potrero is located in California
Point Potrero
Point Potrero
location of Point Potrero in California
Coordinates: 37°54′15″N 122°21′59″W / 37.904092°N 122.3663599°W / 37.904092; -122.3663599[1]
LocationContra Costa County, California
Topo mapUSGS Richmond

Point Potrero is a point in San Pablo Bay forming a cape and hugging the Potrero Hills in Richmond, California.[1]

The cape is covered with chaparral and lies between San Pablo Bay to the west and north, and Castro Cove to the east. The Chevron Richmond Refinery and Potrero Ridge lay just east of the point. Winehaven lies on its western slopes, and was once the largest winery in the United States. The area is currently isolated from the urban core and serves as habitat for deer and other creatures. The southern end of the ridge developed with many houses in the historic Point Richmond neighborhood. Part of the western coast is part of Point Molate Regional Park.

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  1. ^ a b "Point Potrero". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.