Point Cabrillo Light
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse | |
| Location | Caspar California United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°20′54.97″N 123°49′34.02″W / 39.3486028°N 123.8261167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1909 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Automated | 1973 |
| Height | 47 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern on fog signal building |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Operator | Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 81 feet (25 m) |
| Lens | Third-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Point Cabrillo Light Station | |
| Area | 30.4 acres (12.3 ha) |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/American craftsman, Lighthouse |
| MPS | Light Stations of California MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001092 |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1991 |
Point Cabrillo Light is a lighthouse in northern California, United States, between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino, just south of the community of Caspar. It has been a federal aid to navigation since 1909. It is part of the California state park system as Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park.
It should not be confused with the inactive Old Point Loma Lighthouse or the active New Point Loma Lighthouse in San Diego, both of which lie within the grounds of Cabrillo National Monument and are sometimes referred to as the Cabrillo lighthouse.