Glacier Bay Area Lighthouse Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Glacier Bay Area Lighthouse Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse was constructed in 1925 to guide vessels entering Cross Sound. The 7.5-meter-tall square cylindrical tower, painted white, sits atop a square concrete keeper's quarters and fog signal building. A black lantern and gallery are centered on the roof. The light produces one white flash every 10 seconds. In 1974, the original lens was removed, and by 1998, a modern aerobeacon was installed. This facility is located on the north side of the entrance to Cross Sound, offering navigation from the Pacific Ocean towards Juneau and Haines.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation into Cross Sound, a primary western gateway for maritime traffic heading to Juneau and Haines.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 32m
- Geographic Range
- 15.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1925
Significant events: lens removed in 1974, VRB-25 aerobeacon installed in 1998
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cordova(57.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G6508
- USCG No.
- 6-1070
- ARLHS No.
- ALK-004
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7.5m
- Tower Shape
- square cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 7.5m square cylindrical reinforced concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white, centered on the roof of a square concrete keeper's quarters and fog signal building. The lantern and gallery are black.
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Alaska
- Sea Region
- north side of the entrance to Cross Sound, the western approach from the Pacific to Juneau and Haines
- Latitude
- 59.7985°
- Longitude
- -144.5988°
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