Pachena Point Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pachena Point Lighthouse
The Pachena Point Lighthouse, built in 1908, is an octagonal wooden tower standing 20 meters tall, painted white with a red lantern. Its focal height is 47 meters, casting a white light with a characteristic of one white flash every 7.5 seconds, visible for 18.2 nautical miles. This structure, which houses the original 1st order Fresnel lens, is situated atop a cliff within Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, approximately 15 kilometers south of Bamfield. A significant restoration was completed in 2015-16. In 2024, the station was destaffed due to concerns about unstable ground. The site is open to the public, but the tower remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels along the west coast of Vancouver Island, a critical shipping lane. Its original Fresnel lens highlights the enduring quality of early 20th-century optical engineering.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 7.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 7.5s
- Focal Height
- 47m
- Geographic Range
- 18.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1908
Significant events: major restoration of the lighthouse in 2015-16, destaffing of the station in 2024 due to unstable ground
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern
- Material
- wood
Structure: octagonal wood tower with lantern and gallery; original 1st order Fresnel lens in use
Location
- City
- Area A (Bamfield)
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- British Columbia
- Sea Region
- atop a cliff on the West Coast Trail in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve about 15 km south of Bamfield
- Latitude
- 48.7222°
- Longitude
- -125.0971°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ucluelet(21.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G5280
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-362
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