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 Pigeon Point Lighthouse - Pescadero, California Posted by:  DougK
N 37° 10.911 W 122° 23.633
10S E 553801 N 4115217
Pigeon Point’s original name, Whale Point, was inspired by the gray whales that migrate past the point.
Waymark Code: WMR1PA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2016
Views: 2
The San Francisco Guide says:
PIGEON POINT was named for the clipper ship (Carrier Pigeon), wrecked here on May 6, 1853. A Portuguese whaling station once was here, and from the pier, lumber and dairy products were shipped. The high cliff is topped by the white conical tower of PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE, 148 feet above water level, built in 1872. It’s 900,000-candlepower beam is visible for 18 miles.
Today Pigeon Point is a State Park, a California Historic Landmark, and a National Registered Historic Place.
It is available day use or overnight stays at the Pigeon Point Hostel.
Book: San Francisco
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 467
Year Originally Published: 1940
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