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| Cape Mendocino (Old) Lighthouse, Mendocino, CA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1868-1951
*Building Material~~ Cast iron
*Tower~~ 43 feet
*Elevation~~ When in service, 422 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Modern optic
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ City of Mendocino
*Waterway Location~~ Pacific Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Originally erected on a 422-foot high cliff overlooking the Pacific,
(making it the highest U. S. light above sea level), the tower was moved in 1998 to Mal
Coombs Park in Shelter Cove, 30 miles south of the original site, which had a light
erected on a steel pole in 1951 when the lighthouse was decommissioned. The Humboldt
County Fair's entrance building in Ferndale is a replica of the Cape Mendocino
Lighthouse, complete with the lighthouse's original Fresnel lens.
LINKS
Lighthouse history
http://www.westofpch.com/lighthouse/mendocino.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/mendocin.htm
360 degree panorama of lighthouse on original site
http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/NorthCalif/NorthCalCoast/CapeMendocino/CapeMendocinoLightho
useL.html
*Building Material~~ Cast iron
*Tower~~ 43 feet
*Elevation~~ When in service, 422 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Modern optic
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ City of Mendocino
*Waterway Location~~ Pacific Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Originally erected on a 422-foot high cliff overlooking the Pacific,
(making it the highest U. S. light above sea level), the tower was moved in 1998 to Mal
Coombs Park in Shelter Cove, 30 miles south of the original site, which had a light
erected on a steel pole in 1951 when the lighthouse was decommissioned. The Humboldt
County Fair's entrance building in Ferndale is a replica of the Cape Mendocino
Lighthouse, complete with the lighthouse's original Fresnel lens.
LINKS
Lighthouse history
http://www.westofpch.com/lighthouse/mendocino.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/mendocin.htm
360 degree panorama of lighthouse on original site
http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/NorthCalif/NorthCalCoast/CapeMendocino/CapeMendocinoLightho
useL.html
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