Palo Colorado Canyon, California

Palo Colorado Canyon
Home on Palo Colorado Road
Home on Palo Colorado Road
Palo Colorado Canyon is located in California
Palo Colorado Canyon
Palo Colorado Canyon
Location in California
Palo Colorado Canyon is located in the United States
Palo Colorado Canyon
Palo Colorado Canyon
Palo Colorado Canyon (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°23′58″N 121°53′17.5″W / 36.39944°N 121.888194°W / 36.39944; -121.888194
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey County
Elevation112 ft (34 m)

Palo Colorado Canyon is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California.[1] The canyon entrance is located 11.3 miles (18.2 km) south of the Carmel River at the former settlement of Notley's Landing, 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Point Sur,[2] and at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m).[1]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palo Colorado Canyon, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 930. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.