Point Retreat Light (AK)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| Year | Characteristic | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1906 | ||
| 1906 | F W. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 253 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | ||
| 1911 | F W. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | ||
| 1914 | Fl(2) W 6s. W10. fl 0.3, ec 0.9, fl 0.3, ec 4.5. Obscured 320°-018°(58°). | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 597 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | ||
| 1930-1933 | Fl(2) W 6s. W10. fl 0.3, ec 0.9, fl 0.3, ec 4.5. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 1230 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | ||
| 1945 | Fl(2) W 6s. W11. fl 0.3, ec 0.9, fl 0.3, ec 4.5. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 2305 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | ||
| 1950 | Fl(2) W 6s. W11. fl 0.3, ec 0.9, fl 0.3, ec 4.5. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 2305 |
| 1951 | AlFl WR 10s. W13, R13. fl 0.5. | |
| 1952-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2541 | |
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2541 | |
| 1964-1971 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 3199 | |
| 1972 | AlFl WR 10s. W13, R13. fl 0.1. | |
| 1973 | AlFl WR 10s. W23, R20. fl 0.1. | |
| 1974 | Fl W 6s. W9. | |
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 3249 | |
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 3249 | |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 23955 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | ||
| 2004 | Fl W 6s. W9. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 23955 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| Year | Optic | Tower Height | Focal Plane | Description | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1906 | |||||
| 1906 | Lens Lantern | 6 | 19 | White, hexagonal, wooden tower; hexagonal lantern with black roof. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 253 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | |||||
| 1911 | Lens Lantern | NA | NA | White. Hexagonal wooden tower. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | |||||
| 1914 | NA | 10 | 23 | White; wooden house. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 597 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | |||||
| 1930-1933 | 300 mm a | 25 | 38 | White square concrete tower on building. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 1230 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | |||||
| 1945 | 300 mm e | 25 | 38 | White square concrete tower on building. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 2305 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | |||||
| 1950 | 3 e | 25 | 38 | White square concrete tower on building. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 2305 |
| 1951 | Dl e | 63 | |||
| 1952-1960 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2541 | |||
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2541 | ||||
| 1964-1974 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 3199 | ||||
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 3249 | ||||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 3249 | ||||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 23955 | ||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | |||||
| 2004 | NA | NA | 63 | White square concrete tower on building. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 23955 |
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1904-Present (Assumed the original 1904 lighthouse was located very close to the position of the current 1923 lighthouse.) |