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| Tree Point Lighthouse, Metlakatla, AK |
*Dates of operation~~ 1935-present
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 66 feet
*Elevation~~ 25 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building (attached to tower), 2 oil houses,
boathouse, tramway
*Automated~~ 1969
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Revillagigedo Channel
*Significant Feature~~ The only Alaskan lighthouse built on the mainland, it is located in a
remote area of the Misty Fjords National Monument. All other Alaskan lighthouses were
constructed on islands. Seven miles north of Canada, it is the southernmost lighthouse
in the state of Alaska. Similar in design to nearby Mary Island Lighthouse.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=817
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/treept.htm
Mark Herrick's lighthouse page
http://www.herricknet.net/lighthouses/treept.html
Travel Alaska's Misty Fjords National Monument info page
http://www.travelalaska.com/Regions/ParksDetail.aspx?ParkID=54&PageTitle=Misty+Fiords+National
+Monument+
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 66 feet
*Elevation~~ 25 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building (attached to tower), 2 oil houses,
boathouse, tramway
*Automated~~ 1969
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Revillagigedo Channel
*Significant Feature~~ The only Alaskan lighthouse built on the mainland, it is located in a
remote area of the Misty Fjords National Monument. All other Alaskan lighthouses were
constructed on islands. Seven miles north of Canada, it is the southernmost lighthouse
in the state of Alaska. Similar in design to nearby Mary Island Lighthouse.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=817
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/treept.htm
Mark Herrick's lighthouse page
http://www.herricknet.net/lighthouses/treept.html
Travel Alaska's Misty Fjords National Monument info page
http://www.travelalaska.com/Regions/ParksDetail.aspx?ParkID=54&PageTitle=Misty+Fiords+National
+Monument+
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