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Managing Organization:
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Telephone: 415-556-0560
Website: http://www.nps.gov/goga/
Contact Address Information:
Fort Mason
Building 201
San Francisco
California, 94123, United States
Notes:
Point Bonita Light Station had the west coast's first fog signal, a cannon used 1856-58.
Tower Height: 33
Height of Focal Plane: 140
Description of Tower: White brick/cement hexagonal tower on fog signal building.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1903 brick fog signal building, 1877 oil house, three cisterns, garage, storage building, 1876 tunnel, 1954 bridge.
Earlier Towers?
1855: 56-foot tower, separate from dwelling, 260 feet above sea level; removed in 1907.
Date Established: 1855
Date Present Tower Built: 1877
Date Automated: 1980
Optics: 1877: Second order Fresnel lens.
Fog Signal: 1856: Cannon; 1858: Bell; Now automated electric Klaxon fog horn.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation in national park.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
The lighthouse is open to visitors Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm.
Directions:
Accessible from the parking area of the Golden Gate Recreation Area off US 101. Requires a walk of a mile or so from the parking lot.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: John Briercliff Brown (c. 1877)
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