Begg Rock
Introduction '''Begg Rock''' is an offshore rock pinnacle system located  northwest of ''Vizcaino Point'', the west point of San Nicolas Island, Ventura County, California, It rises  from the ocean floor, with its highest pinnacle reaching an elevation of 15 feet (4.6 m) above sea level. A reef extends north and south of the island over  in each direction. A lighted whistle buoy is  north of the rock. This rock may be found on NOAA chart 18755.This rock was given its name by the Coast Survey, being named for the boat, ''John Begg'', which struck a nearby rock in 1824.The entire area is surrounded by Begg Rock State Marine Reserve. Begg Rock extends almost vertically down from above the surface. It has several pinnacles, a couple of which are always above water and a couple that are only exposed at low tide. The vertical walls of the rock are covered in filter-feeding organisms such as mussels, green anemones, and pisaster starfish. Below 40 feet (12 meters) are large areas of brightly colored Corynactus anemones. Past about 70 feet (21 Meters) are patches of white Metridium anemones. The site used to be famous for large rock scallops, which were depleted by hunters. As a State Marine Reserve, Begg Rock is currently a no-take zone.
See also * List of islands of California
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External links NOAA Chart 18755 *  Diving the remote, beautiful, exotic and challenging Begg Rock