Haines Borough Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Haines Borough Lighthouses Lighthouse
This octagonal cylindrical wood tower, standing 17 meters tall, was first lit in 1905. It features a lantern and gallery atop a two-story keeper's house, with the entire structure painted white and the lantern and gallery in black. The focal height of the light is 28 meters, and it emits a white flash every 6 seconds, visible for nearly 15 nautical miles. Accessible only by water, its remote location in Lynn Canal marks the approaches to Haines. The original Fresnel lens was removed in 2001, and restoration efforts by volunteers are ongoing, with repainting scheduled for 2025.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is significant as Alaska's oldest and the sole surviving example of a series of octagonal frame lighthouses built in the early 20th century.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 28m
- Geographic Range
- 14.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1905
Significant events: Original 4th order Fresnel lens cleaned and moved to Sheldon Museum (2001), Coast Guard performed minor maintenance (2005), Eldred Rock Lighthouse Committee formed, U.S. Forest Service initially blocked preservation plans, Committee became Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association, received grant for historic structures report (2019), granted five-year renewable lease by Coast Guard (2020), volunteers began restoration work, repainting scheduled (2025)
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Haines(17.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G6543
- USCG No.
- 6-23880
- ARLHS No.
- ALK-006
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal cylindrical
- Tower Color
- in 2025
- Material
- wood
Structure: A 17m octagonal cylindrical wood tower with lantern and gallery, centered on the roof of a 2-story octagonal wood keeper's house. The lighthouse is painted white with a black lantern and gallery.
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Alaska
- Sea Region
- Lynn Canal, marking approaches to Haines, a town at the head of the canal
- Latitude
- 58.9711°
- Longitude
- -135.2214°
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