tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings
white tower, gray lantern dome
Power source
mains electricity
Operator
Maritime New Zealand[1]
Light
First lit
1913
Focal height
52 metres (171 ft)
Lens
second order Fresnel lens
Range
26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
Characteristic
Fl (3) W 30s.
Castle Point Lighthouse, located near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand,[2] is the North Island's tallest lighthouse standing 52 metres above sea level and is one of only two left in New Zealand with a rotating beam. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.
^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
^Castle Point Lighthouse profile Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website)
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