Cabo Blanco Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cabo Blanco Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse, built in 1978, is a cylindrical tower standing 12 meters tall, with its lantern and gallery rising from a square pyramidal base. It features black and white horizontal bands. The focal height of the light is 39 meters above sea level, and it emits a white flash every 10 seconds. The structure is located on a cape about 55 km northeast of Talara, near the town of El Alto. The lighthouse is situated on private property, restricting public access to the site and tower.
Why it matters: This light marks a significant headland for vessels navigating the coastal waters off Peru.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 39m
- Light Range
- 14NM (25.9 km)
- Geographic Range
- 16.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1978
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cabo Blanco(1.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G2153
- NGA No.
- 0544
- ARLHS No.
- PER-003
- Wikidata
- Q8960878 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: Máncora class square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery rising from a square pyramidal base, painted with black and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- El Alto
- Country
- 🇵🇪Peru
- Region
- Piura
- Sea Region
- Located on the cape about 55 km northeast of Talara.
- Latitude
- -4.2527°
- Longitude
- -81.2377°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Cabo Blanco على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Peru، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.