![]() 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.