Tower Height

Unknown

Focal Plane

Unknown

Established

1872

Lens Size

1st Order

Latitude

37 10 54 N

Longitude

122 23 36 W

Año Nuevo

This light station is off limits to the public, but the toppled lighthouse tower is visible from Año Nuevo State Reserve.

Año Nuevo State Reserve is the site of the largest mainland

breeding colony in the world for the northern elephant seal.

Elephant seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals

come ashore to rest, mate, and give birth in the sand dunes

or on the beaches and offshore island.

The light station was abandoned in 1948 and the tower was pushed over in 1976 for safety measures.