Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Portneuf en Haut ...

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Name: Portneuf en Haut Front Range Light

Nearest Town or City:
Portneuf, Quebec, Canada

Location: North shore of the St. Lawrence River, across from Pointe Platon.

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 60

Height of Focal Plane: 66

Characteristic and Range: Fixed green.

Description of Tower: Square skeleton tower with a black stripe on a fluorescent orange daymark.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1842: Lantern on the roof of a white, wooden dwelling; 30 feet tall. 1954: Red square skeleton tower with an orange daymark; 49 feet tall.

Date Established: 1842

Date Present Tower Built: 1980s?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.