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Point Montara Lighthouse
Made by KiHo Photo
The Point Montara Lighthouse first saw service from 1881 to 1922 at Mayo Beach on Cape Cod. For years, it was believed that the Mayo Beach tower had been destroyed after the light was discontinued in 1922, but while conducting research for a lighthouse book, Colleen MacNeney came across a 1928 photograph of a tower in Yerba Buena, California with the following inscription: This tower formerly used at Mayo Beach, 2d District. This discovery prompted MacNeney to dig deeper, and she eventually found correspondence in the National Archives that proved that in 1928 the Mayo Beach tower was sent from Massachusetts to Yerba Buena and then to Point Montara. Standing only 30 feet high, the lighthouse is short by most standards, but good for keeping the beam beneath the fog. footnote: ref. www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=78


Point Montara Light
Made by KiHo Photo
Point Montara Lighthouse was established in February 1875. It originally had a kerosene lantern, but was upgraded in 1912 to a fourth order Fresnel lens. The current tower was first erected in 1881 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts as the Mayo Beach Lighthouse. In 1925, the cast iron tower from the discontinued Mayo Beach Light was disassembled and moved to Yerba Buena. It was moved and rebuilt as the Point Montara Light station in 1928, where it stands today[1]. The lens was transferred to the San Mateo Historical Society when the lighthouse was automated in 1970, and is currently on display at the library at the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, California. The lighthouse is open to the public, and is the site of a hostel. Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Montara_Light


Point Montara Lighthouse, CA
Made by hatchski
Point Montara Lighthouse, CA This light originally stood on the east coast at Mayo's Beach in Massachusetts. When that station was decommissioned the tower was taken down, transported to the west coast by barge and reassembled at Point Montara.


Point Montara Light
Made by JB by the Sea
The present light dates back to 1928, and was originally the Mayo Beach Light on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. It was dismantled and moved to California, but for the longest time, people thought it had been torn down or lost.


Point Montara sunset study
Made by davidyuweb
All of these photos are taken at Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel area. It was my first time visited this place. This is a very beautiful place. 182 seconds Lee .9 soft GND filter 10 stop ND filter


A swell day
Made by mrperry
I always love the anticipation of when a wave starts to break. And I have no idea why this says it was taken minutes ago, this was back in February with my D40. Ah, my good ol' D40 :)


Point Montara, San Mateo County; California
Made by Wernher Krutein
This smallish but cute lighthouse is approximately 20 miles south of San Francisco off the Pacific Coast Highway 1. It is now a hostel. Latitude: 37.53652 Longitude: -122.51933


Point Montara sunset close up study
Made by davidyuweb
This shot was taken with 300mm + 1.4 and at 2X crop mode by the classic D2X camera. Which means it was about at 840mm. :) I also crop it to the square format.


Lighthouse
Made by raindog
Point Montara Lighthouse, which is also a hostel and is quite a cool place to stay. Not the tallest lighthouse in the world though.


Point Montara Light and Hostel
Made by JB by the Sea
There is a small hostel located here now. I've never stayed here, but you'd definitely fall asleep to the sound of the ocean.


Maybe it's a Glider...
Made by BluAlien
Don't know how it will fly without a propeller? :D Camera: Nikon N75 + Nikon 50mm 1.8D Film: 35mm Kodak Pro BW400CN


Pt Montara Lighthouse
Made by TomGrubbe
Kind of a postcard shot of the Pt Montara lighthouse in Montara, CA. Pentax 67II, Pentax 55mm, Velvia 50, Polarizer


Point Montara Lighthouse
Made by BluAlien
8849 Cabrillo Highway Montara, CA 94037 Camera: Nikon N75 + Nikon 50mm 1.8D Film: 35mm Kodak Pro BW400CN


Arriving at Point Montara
Made by JB by the Sea
I've posted a similar picture to this one, but I liked the wider view of the lighthouse and ocean here.


Point Montara Lighthouse
Made by terri.seidl
Taken in May 2006 at Montara, CA. It was my first trip to California, and a beautiful sunny day.


Moon Light House
Made by JB by the Sea
It's not the greatest shot of the moon, but it is rising over on the left side of this picture.


5131 Miles to Tokyo
Made by JB by the Sea
That's around 8257 kilometers for those who insist on using the metric system.


Point Montara Lighthouse
Made by PR Photography
In Montara right off Highway 1, south of San Francisco, California, USA.


prewash
Made by pbo31
montara state beach at point montara - san mateo county, california


Flying South
Made by JB by the Sea
This is looking towards the north from Point Montara Light.