Santa Cruz Breakwater Light

Lighthouse in California, United States Lighthouse

Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light
*Walton Lighthouse*
Tower


Location	Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor California United States
Coordinates	36°57′38.5″N 122°00′08.0″W / 36.960694°N 122.002222°W / 36.960694; -122.002222
Constructed	1964 (first)
Construction	reinforced concrete tower
Height	41.5 feet (12.6 m)
Shape	tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower with upper narrow green band
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Fog signal	1 blast every 30s.

Light
First lit	2001 (current)
Focal height	59.5 feet (18.1 m)
Range	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Oc G 4s.

Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in California, United States, in the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor in Santa Cruz, California.

The lighthouse is known as Walton Lighthouse because Charles Walton, a local businessman, contributed a significant part of the construction cost in memory of his late brother Derek Walton, who was a merchant seaman. The Walton lighthouse was built in 2001 with donations including $60,000 from Charles Walton.

The Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse is not to be confused with the Santa Cruz Light about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west above Steamer Lane.

References

Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
Santa Cruz Breakwater (Walton), CA Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 16 June 2016
Light List, Volume VI, Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 4.
"Santa Cruz Lighthouse" Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine. rudyalicelighthouse.net; September 2006. Accessed May 26, 2009.

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