.jpg) Point Montara Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Point Montara Montara, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′11″N 122°31′10″W / 37.536503°N 122.519311°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1881A (Current) 1900 (First) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | steel tower |
| Automated | 1970 |
| Height | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Operator | Montara State Beach[1][2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, California Points of Historical Interest  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1900 (First) 1928 (Current) |
| Focal height | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (1912), FA 251 lens[clarification needed] (current) |
| Range | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Point Montara Light Station | |
| Area | 7.3 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Built by | United States Lighthouse Service |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Lighthouse |
| MPS | Light Stations of California MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001094[3] |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1991 |
The Point Montara Light is a lighthouse in Montara, California, United States, on the southern approach to the San Francisco Bay, California approximately 25 miles south of San Francisco.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 13 June 2016
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.