Piedras Blancas Light Station

Piedras Blancas Light Station
LocationPoint Piedras Blancas
San Simeon
California
United States
Coordinates35°39′56.3″N 121°17′03.6″W / 35.665639°N 121.284333°W / 35.665639; -121.284333
Tower
Constructed1875
Foundationmasonry basement
Constructionbrick tower
Automated1975
Height70 feet (21 m)
Shapeconical tower
Markingswhite tower, black trim
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
Light
Focal height142 feet (43 m)
LensFirst order Fresnel lens made by Henri Lapaute (original), VRB-25 (current)
Range21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi) 
CharacteristicFl W 10s.
Piedras Blancas Light Station
Nearest citySan Simeon, California
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Gothic, Romanesque
MPSLight Stations of California MPS
NRHP reference No.91001095
Added to NRHPSeptember 03, 1991

Piedras Blancas Light Station is located at Point Piedras Blancas, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west by northwest of San Simeon, California. It was added to the California Coastal National Monument in 2017.