Gamboa Southbound Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gamboa Southbound Range Front Lighthouse
This concrete tower, standing 14 meters tall and painted black, was built in 1914. It is located on the west side of the Río Chagres, near the entrance to the Gamboa Rainforest Reserve, within the town of Gamboa. The structure includes a lantern and gallery. As of 2000, the lighthouse was abandoned and in poor condition, with only modest improvements made since. The site is accessible to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse was instrumental in guiding southbound ships entering the Culebra Cut from Gatún Lake.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Color
- black
- Material
- concrete
Structure: concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted black
Location
- City
- Cristóbal
- Country
- 🇵🇦Panama
- Region
- Colón
- Sea Region
- faces southbound ships at the entrance to the Culebra Cut from Gatún Lake. Located on the west side of the Río Chagres, at the entrance to the Gamboa Rainforest Reserve, in the town of Gamboa.
- Latitude
- 9.1136°
- Longitude
- -79.6982°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Panama Canal(4.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- PAN-027
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1914
Significant events: abandoned and in poor condition as of 2000; there have been only modest improvements since
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Gamboa Southbound Range Front Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
Panama yakınlarında sefer planlayın, yakındaki gemileri gerçek zamanlı görün ve uygulamada 14.900'den fazla seyir yardımcısını keşfedin.