Fort Point Light

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: SAN FRANCISCO
County: SAN FRANCISCO
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1853


Existing Historic Tower:

* Year Light First Lit: 1864
* Is the Light Operational? NO
* Date Deactivated: 1934
* Automated:
* Foundation Materials: BRICK AND GRANITE FORTRESS
* Construction Materials: IRON
* Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
* Shape: NINE-SIDED ON FORT'S STAIRWAY TOWER
* Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
* Tower Height: 27
* Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
* Year Original Lens Installed:
* Present Optic: REMOVED
* Year Present Lens Installed:
* Height of Focal Plane: 110
* Fresnel Lens Disposition:
* Has tower been moved? NO