Walton Light

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Walton Light

Location: Santa Cruz Point, California
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
36.9604° N 122.0023° W
Automated: 1941
Construction: Wood
Height: 42 ft
Original lens: Fifth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic: green light occurring every 4 s

Walton Lighthouse, also known as the Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light or the Santa Cruz Harbour Light, is a lighthouse in California, on the west side of the entrance to Santa Cruz Harbor.

[edit] History

The Walton lighthouse was built in 2001 with donations including $60,000 from Charles Walton. [1]