Tree Point

Type:
Year Established:
1903
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Tree Point
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Anthony Melosci
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
REVILLAGIGEDO CHANNEL
Latitude:
54° 48'13"
Longitude:
130° 55'40"
City / Town:
METLAKATLA
U.S. State:
Alaska
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Tree Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1969
Year Tower Established:
1935
Tower Construction Material:
CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
86
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
66
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ATTACHED TO OIL HOUSE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1904
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

HISTORICAL INFORMATION:

  • Construction of Tree Point light station was completed in April of 1904.  The station marks the entrance to Reviliagigedo Channel.
  • Two weeks after the initial lighting there was what has been described as a "slight fire" that did some damage to the station.  Repairs were made and the station was back in operation in a short time.
  • In 1933 work began on reconstruction of the lighthouse. The work was completed in 1935 at a cost of $47,481.
  • Station was automated in 1969.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017