Farallon Island Light is a lighthouse on Southeast Farallon Island, California. One of the highest lights in California, it was constructed in 1855 to warn ships approaching San Francisco from the west away from the rocky islands. In later years it was shorn of its lantern, but it remains in use.
Location: Farallon Island · California · United States
Height: 41 feet (12 m)
Constructed: 1855
Foundation: brick basement
Construction: brick tower
Automated: 1972
Shape: tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed
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