Muelle de Chapala Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Muelle de Chapala Lighthouse
This concrete cylindrical tower, standing 6 meters tall, was built in the 1950s and first lit in 1907. It is located at the end of a long pier in Chapala, a town on the north side of Lake Chapala, about 40 km south of Guadalajara. The lighthouse projects from the end of the pier, with a round pavilion at pier level supported by six posts surrounding its base. It emits a single green flash every 2 seconds and has a geographic range of 8.9 nautical miles. The structure was restored in 2007.
Why it matters: As Mexico's best-known inland lighthouse, it guides local lake traffic, including fishing and tourist vessels, to and from the popular Chapala pier.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 2s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 2s
- Focal Height
- 6m
- Geographic Range
- 8.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1950
- First Lit
- 1907
Significant events: restored in 2007
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Manzanillo(98.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- MEX-188
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Material
- concrete
Structure: concrete post projecting through the end of a pier; at pier level the tower is surrounded by a round pavilion supported by six posts
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇽Mexico
- Region
- Jalisco
- Sea Region
- at the end of a long pier projecting into Lake Chapala, at Chapala, a town on the north side of the lake about 40 km south of Guadalajara. Mexico's best known inland lighthouse.
- Latitude
- 20.2864°
- Longitude
- -103.1939°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Muelle de Chapala على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Mexico، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.