 Point Reyes Light after the restoration in 2019 | |
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| Location | Point Reyes Gulf of the Farallones California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°59′44″N 123°01′24″W / 37.995621°N 123.023215°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1870 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Automated | 1975 |
| Height | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Shape | 16-sided tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern roof |
| Operator | Point Reyes National Seashore[1][2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 265 feet (81 m) |
| Lens | First order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 21 nautical miles; 39 kilometres (24 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Point Reyes Light Station | |
| Architect | Marston, Phineas F. |
| MPS | Light Stations of California MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001100 |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1991[3] |
The Point Reyes Lighthouse, also known as Point Reyes Light or the Point Reyes Light Station, is a lighthouse in the Gulf of the Farallones on Point Reyes in Point Reyes National Seashore, located in Marin County, California, United States.
The park's adjacent Lighthouse Visitor Center features exhibits about the lighthouse and the park's marine life and natural history. Visitors can climb about 300 steps down to the lighthouse itself, weather permitting. The main chamber of the lighthouse, known as the Lens Room, features the Fresnel lens and clockwork mechanism, and is open to the public on a limited basis.
- ^ 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. April 15, 2008.