Santa Cruz Breakwater Light

Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in California, United States, in the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor in Santa Cruz, California.^[3]

Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light
Walton Lighthouse

Location	Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor California United States
Coordinates	36°57′38.5″N 122°00′08.0″W
Tower
Constructed	1964 (first)
Construction	reinforced concrete tower
Height	41.5 feet (12.6 m)
Shape	tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower with upper narrow green band
Operator	United States Coast Guard[1][2]
Fog signal	1 blast every 30s.
Light
First lit	2001 (current)
Focal height	59.5 feet (18.1 m)
Range	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Oc G 4s.

The lighthouse is known as Walton Lighthouse because Charles Walton, a local businessman, contributed a significant part of the construction cost in memory of his late brother Derek Walton, who was a merchant seaman. The Walton lighthouse was built in 2001 with donations including $60,000 from Charles Walton.^[4]

The Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse is not to be confused with the Santa Cruz Light about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west above Steamer Lane.

See also

• California portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in the United States