St. George Reef Light
The St. George Reef Light is an inactive lighthouse built on North West Seal Rock, six miles (10 km) off the coast of northern California near Crescent City.
St. George Reef Light. The manmade granite caisson is five stories high by itself, and waves regularly crash that high. The boom was used to lift supply launches on to the landing platform below. | |
| Location | Six miles off Point St. George |
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| Coordinates | 41.83633°N 124.37587°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1881-1890 |
| Foundation | elliptical concrete and granite basement |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Height | 90 feet (27 m) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | October 20, 1892 |
| Deactivated | 1975-2012 |
| Focal height | 146 feet (45 m) |
| Lens | First Order Fresnel lens (removed in 1983 and displayed at Del Norte County Museum) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 12s. |
| Designated | December 9, 1993 |
| Reference no. | 93001373 |
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