Point Diablo Light Explained

Location:Golden Gate
California
United States
Coordinates:37.8202°N -122.4994°W
Yearbuilt:1923
Construction:metal lamppost
Shape:cylindrical post with small platform and light
Marking:unpainted
Height:85feet
Lens:2 lens lanterns (original), solar power (current)
Characteristic:Iso W 6s.
Managingagent:Golden Gate National Recreation Area[1] [2]

The Point Diablo Light is a lighthouse in California, United States, about halfway between Point Bonita and Lime Point on the northern side of the Golden Gate Bridge, California

History

In 1923, the Lighthouse Service decided to mark this navigational hazard, and a small white shack with a pitched red roof was placed on the sloping point some eighty feet above the water. An array of solar panels now powers the modern beacon positioned atop the shack.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 2016-06-13.
  2. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHCA.asp California Historic Light Station Information & Photography
  3. Web site: Point Diablo, CA. Lighthouse Friends. 2011-12-21.