Rockport, California
Rockport | |
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Former settlement | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′20″N 123°48′58″W / 39.73889°N 123.81611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mendocino County |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Rockport (formerly, Cottoneva) is a former settlement in an unincorporated area of Mendocino County, California. It is located 7.25 miles (12 km) north-northwest of Westport, at an elevation of 30 feet (9 m).
Rockport started as a small company town serving the timber industry on the Pacific Ocean coast among redwood forests in Northern California. Rockport is regarded as the southern end of the Lost Coast region; it is where State Highway 1, which runs very close along the coast for most of its length, instead turns inland before merging with U.S. Route 101 at Leggett.