Key Reef Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Key Reef Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower stands 12 meters tall on a square concrete pyramid base. Its focal height is 13 meters, and it emits a white light with one flash every 6 seconds. Located at the junction of Clarence Strait and Stikine Strait, the lighthouse guides vessels eastward toward Wrangell. The nearest port is Wrangell, 24.3 kilometers away. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation through the complex junction of Clarence Strait and Stikine Strait, directly impacting vessels traveling to and from Wrangell.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Geographic Range
- 11.3NM
Location
- City
- Wrangell
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Alaska
- Sea Region
- Junction of Clarence Strait with Stikine Strait, leading eastward toward Wrangell.
- Latitude
- 56.1529°
- Longitude
- -132.8470°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Wrangell(24.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G6106
- USCG No.
- 6-22480
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 12m skeletal tower mounted on a square solid white concrete pyramid.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب United States، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.