 Top of Cape St. Elias light | |
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| Location | Cape St. Elias Kayak Island Alaska United States |
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| Coordinates | 59°47′54″N 144°35′56″W / 59.79844°N 144.59897°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | rock |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | 1974 |
| Height | 55 feet (17 m) |
| Shape | square tower at one corner of fog signal building. |
| Markings | art deco architecture white tower, red lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Cape St. Elias Lighthouse Keepers Association[1] [2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1916 |
| Focal height | 85 feet (26 m) |
| Lens | Third-order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 aerobeacon (current) |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. obscured from 160° to 287° and from 018.5 to 027° emergency light (Fl W 6s) of reduced intensity when main light is extinguished. |
Cape St. Elias Lighthouse | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Nearest city | Katalla, Alaska |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002157[3] |
| AHRS No. | XMI-003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1975 |
| Designated AHRS | 1970 |
The Cape St. Elias Light is a lighthouse on Kayak Island in Alaska.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography USCG. Retrieved 7 June 2016
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.