 Point Retreat Light Station in 2001 | |
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| Location | Admiralty Island Lynn Canal Alaska United States |
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| Coordinates | 58°24′41″N 134°57′18″W / 58.41147°N 134.95502°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1904 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | reinforced concrete tower |
| Automated | 1973 |
| Height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern on fog signal building |
| Markings | art deco archirecture, white tower, black lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard[1] [2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1923 |
| Focal height | 63 feet (19 m) |
| Lens | First order bivalve Fresnel lens (original), 300 mm lens (current) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s. |
Point Retreat Light Station | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Nearest city | Juneau, Alaska |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Service |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000529[3] |
| AHRS No. | JUN-00084 |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 2003 |
Point Retreat Light is a lighthouse located on the Mansfield Peninsula at the northern tip of Admiralty Island in southeastern Alaska, United States. It provides aid in navigation through the Lynn Canal.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 June 2016
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.