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

12/20/04 6:56 PM

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Name: Portneuf en Haut Rear 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: 50

Height of Focal Plane: 131

Characteristic and Range: Fixed green.

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

This light is not operational

Earlier Towers?
1842: White stone tower; 26 feet tall. 1954: Red, square skeleton tower with an orange daymark; 15 feet tall; focal plane height: 100 feet.

Date Established: 1842

Date Present Tower Built: 1980s?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.