Point Dume

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Pt. Dume viewed from the air, facing southwest

Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean.

Point Dume, a long bluff, forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay, and Point Dume Headlands Park affords a vista of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island.

1 History
2 State Preserve
3 Film Location
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Up to the 1940's Point Dume was a windblown, treeless bluff covered by native chapparal. Post-WWII the bluff was slowly settled by independent-minded folks, who planted trees and other non-native flora among their single-family homesteads. By 2007, many of the simple homesteads were torn down to make way for mansions and mega-mansions behind walls, many with expansive oceanviews while other large homes were surrounded by mature trees.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] State Preserve

The northwestern most tip of Point Dume was designated a California State Preserve, the Point Dume State Beach^[1]. Located along Cliffside Drive, very limited parking is available. Its beach is protected by the Lifeguard unit of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Street parking is available on Grasswood, a short walk from the headlands.

[edit] Film Location

Important scenes in the Planet of the Apes series were filmed at Point Dume.

Important scenes in the Planet of the Apes series were filmed at Point Dume's Westward Beach. For an entire summer during the filming, the scale replica of the Statue of Liberty from the famous closing scene lay buried at the Southern end of Pirate's Cove. In Iron Man (film), Tony Stark's huge seaside mansion is located on Point Dume on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The home is computer generated, though, as no homes are literally on the actual cliff. With its close proximity to the film and television industry location, Point Dume's Westward Beach continues to be a popular filming location for films, television, advertisements, and videos, appearing frequently whenever a beach scene is needed.