Windmill Point Light (Vermont)

Windmill Point Light
Undated photograph of Windmill Point Light (USCG)
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LocationWest of Alburgh, Vermont on Lake Champlain
Coordinates44°58′54″N 73°20′30″W / 44.9818°N 73.3418°W / 44.9818; -73.3418
Tower
Constructed1830
FoundationSurface rock
ConstructionBlue limestone
Height40 feet (12 m)
ShapeOctagonal
MarkingsNatural with pink lantern
Light
First lit1858, relit 8/7/2002
Deactivated1931-2002
LensSixth order Fresnel lens (original), 1.15 amp 12 inches (300 mm) prototype (current)
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing white every 4 seconds

The Windmill Point Light in Vermont is the northernmost lighthouse on Lake Champlain. Extinguished for seventy years, it was reactivated in 2002 to replace the skeleton tower erected next to it.

It is named after the Windmill Point peninsula, where it is located.