Fort Cronkhite

Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite in the Marin Headlands in Sausalito, CA. 2012
Fort Cronkhite is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite
Location in San Francisco
Fort Cronkhite is located in California
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite
Location in California
Fort Cronkhite is located in the United States
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite
Location in United States
LocationSausalito, California, United States
Coordinates37°49′56″N 122°32′07″W / 37.83222°N 122.53528°W / 37.83222; -122.53528
Operated byNational Park Service
WebsiteOfficial website
Fort Cronkhite
Sausalito, California, US
Fort Cronkhite soon after completion, 1941.
TypeMilitary defense; military post
Site information
OwnerUnited States Army
Controlled by6th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1930
FateDecommission 1974

Fort Cronkhite is one of the components of California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Today part of the National Park Service, Fort Cronkhite is a former US Army post that served as part of the coastal artillery defenses of the San Francisco Bay Area during World War II. The soldiers at Cronkhite manned gun batteries, radar sites, and other fortifications on the high ridges overlooking the fort.[1]

  1. ^ "Fort Cronkhite". nps.org. National Park Service. Retrieved 27 January 2015.