Punta Mita Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Mita Lighthouse
A cylindrical concrete tower standing 16 meters tall, the Punta Mita Lighthouse displays a red and white checkered pattern. It was built to replace a shorter skeletal tower, enhancing navigational capabilities. The light's focal plane is 21 meters above sea level, casting a white light with a characteristic of one flash every 12 seconds. This structure is situated on Punta Mita, a sharp cape at the northern entrance to Bahía de Banderas. The lighthouse is located within a traffic roundabout on the cape, approximately 1.2 kilometers from the nearest port.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is critical for vessels entering and exiting Bahía de Banderas, providing a clear warning of the sharp Punta Mita cape. Its strategic location ensures safe passage for both commercial and recreational traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 21m
- Geographic Range
- 13.4NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Replaced a shorter skeletal tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- in a red and white checkered pattern
- Material
- concrete
Structure: triangular cylindrical concrete tower
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇽Mexico
- Region
- Nayarit
- Sea Region
- Punta Mita, a sharp cape at the northern entrance to the Bahía de Banderas, near an upscale resort, located in a traffic roundabout on the cape.
- Latitude
- 20.7612°
- Longitude
- -105.5341°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Punta de mita(1.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3492
- NGA No.
- 15056
- ARLHS No.
- MEX-095
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