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Point Knox Light (Angel Island)
Point Knox Light Station
Tiburon · Marin County · Bay Area
Point Knox Light (Angel Island) is an inactive lighthouse on the Bay Area coast of California, first lit in 1886, owned by California State Parks.
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Built 1886 on Angel Island, on the west-facing shore. The smallest and earliest of the three Angel Island lights. Documentation is thin; whether any structure remains at the site is unclear.
Why it matters
Part of the Angel Island three-lighthouse anomaly with Point Blunt and Point Stuart. Worth knowing the name; not worth a dedicated trip.
The visit
Reachable via ferry to Angel Island State Park and a trail walk. Whether anything marks the site on the ground is an open question — please tell us what you find.
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Sources
- Officialparks.ca.gov
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Research confidence: low · Last verified 2026-05-13