Point Reyes Lighthouse

Point Reyes Lighthouse
Point Reyes Light after the restoration in 2019
Map
LocationPoint Reyes
Gulf of the Farallones
California
United States
Coordinates37°59′44″N 123°01′24″W / 37.995621°N 123.023215°W / 37.995621; -123.023215
Tower
Constructed1870
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron tower
Automated1975
Height35 feet (11 m)
Shape16-sided tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower,
red lantern roof
OperatorPoint Reyes National Seashore[1][2]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height265 feet (81 m)
LensFirst order Fresnel lens
Range21 nautical miles; 39 kilometres (24 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Point Reyes Light Station
ArchitectMarston, Phineas F.
MPSLight Stations of California MPS
NRHP reference No.91001100
Added to NRHPSeptember 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.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 13 June 2016
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.