Pilot Bay Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pilot Bay Lighthouse
Pilot Bay Lighthouse, a 7.5-meter-high wooden structure, was built in 1904. The square pyramidal frame tower is painted white with red trim and features a lantern and gallery. It sits at the end of a peninsula on the east side of Kootenay Lake, south of Kootenay Bay. The Coast Guard repaired the lighthouse in 1985 and converted it to solar power in 1989. The light was deactivated in 1993 and transferred to BC Parks in 1995. The Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society began restoration efforts, including repainting the tower in 2013.
Why it matters: This lighthouse served as a historical aid to navigation on Kootenay Lake. Community efforts continue to preserve this structure as part of Pilot Bay Provincial Park.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with red trim
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal frame tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim
Location
- City
- Area A (Wynndel/Crawford Bay/Riondel)
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- British Columbia
- Sea Region
- Kootenay Lake, at the end of a peninsula jutting into the east side of the lake south of Kootenay Bay
- Latitude
- 49.6389°
- Longitude
- -116.8847°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1904
Significant events: Coast Guard repaired in 1985, converted to solar power in 1989, deactivated in 1993, transferred to BC Parks in 1995, Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society began restoration efforts, repainted in 2013
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Garfield(157.7 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-628
Nearby Ports
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