Trinidad Head Light

Trinidad Head Light is a lighthouse in Humboldt County, California. California has 52 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Humboldt County.

It was built in 1871, in the late 19th century, making it the 8th oldest of the 33 in California with a recorded construction date; its light sits 197 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc W 4s (a white light that briefly goes dark every 4 seconds), with a range of about 14 nautical miles; it guards Pacific Ocean; the structure is built of brick.

Status check, 2026-11: The record's 1866 is wrong: that is when the government bought the land, and the current brick tower dates from 1871. Height is null because sources give 25, 20, or 18 ft, and a replica Memorial Lighthouse in Trinidad town holds the original lens. Trinidad Head Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.0519° N, 124.1510° W.

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