 Cape Mendocino Light (USCG) in its original location (pre-1998) | |
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| Location | Cape Mendocino California United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′23.66″N 124°24′21.71″W / 40.4399056°N 124.4060306°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1868 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Automated | 1951 |
| Height | 43 feet (13 m) |
| Shape | 16-sided frustum tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern roof |
| Operator | Cape Mendocino Lighthouse Preservation Society[1][2] |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 2013 |
| Focal height | 422 feet (129 m) |
| Lens | First order Fresnel lens (removed) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
Cape Mendocino Light was a navigation light at Cape Mendocino, California. The former lighthouse was relocated to Shelter Cove near Point Delgada, California in 1998,[3][4] and the historic Fresnel lens to Ferndale, California, in 1948. An automated beacon operated for a number of years but was removed in May 2013.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 9 June 2016
- ^ "Cape Mendocino Lighthouse". The Humboldt Independent. September 3, 2019. p. A1.
- ^ "Keeping the Light On". Redwood Times. September 3, 2019. p. A1.