Cape Mendocino Light (CA)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| Year | Characteristic | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | ||
| 1881 | Fl W 30s. W28. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | ||
| 1886-1888 | Fl W 30s. W28. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | ||
| 1892 | Fl W 30s. W28. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 858 |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 884 | |
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 901 | |
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 917 | |
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1018 | |
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | ||
| 1900 | Fl W 30s. W28. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 42 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | ||
| 1906 | Fl W 30s. W28. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 57 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | ||
| 1911 | Fl W 30s. W28. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | ||
| 1914 | Fl W 30s. W28. fl 4.3. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 85 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | ||
| 1930-1933 | Fl W 30s. W28. fl 4.5. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 269 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | ||
| 1945 | Fl W 30s. W28. fl 4.5. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 727 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | ||
| 1950-1951 | Fl W 30s. W28. fl 5. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 727 |
| 1952-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 236 | |
| 1961-1962 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 236 | |
| 1963 | Fl(2) W 30s. W28. fl 0.5, ec 5, fl 0.5, ec 24. | |
| 1964-1965 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 62 | |
| 1966-1970 | Fl(2) W 30s. W28. fl 0.4, ec 5.1, fl 0.4, ec 24.1. | |
| 1971-1972 | Fl W 15s. W30. | |
| 1973-1974 | Fl W 15s. W26. | |
| 1975-1979 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 69 | |
| 1980-1984 | Fl W 15s. W24. | |
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 69 | |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 480 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | ||
| 2004 | Fl W 15s. W19. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 480 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| Year | Optic | Tower Height | Focal Plane | Description | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | |||||
| 1881 | 1st | 20 | NA | White; dome of lantern and balustrade, red. A sixteen-side tower. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | |||||
| 1886 | NA | 20 | NA | White; dome and balustrade, red; lantern, white. A sixteen-sided tower. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| 1887-1888 | White; dome, balustrade, and lantern, black. A sixteen-sided tower. | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | |||||
| 1892 | 1st | 20 | NA | White sixteen-side tower; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 858 |
| 1893 | 423 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 884 | |||
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 901 | ||||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 917 | ||||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1018 | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | |||||
| 1900 | 1st | 20 | 422 | White sixteen-side tower; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 42 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | |||||
| 1906 | 1st | 20 | 422 | White sixteen-side tower; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 57 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | |||||
| 1911 | 1st | NA | NA | White. Sixteen-side tower. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | |||||
| 1914 | NA | 20 | 422 | White; 16-sided pyramidal tower. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 85 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | |||||
| 1930-1933 | 1 iov | 43 | 422 | White, 16-sided pyramidal tower. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 269 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | |||||
| 1945 | 1 e | 43 | 422 | White, 16-sided pyramidal tower. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 727 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | |||||
| 1950-1951 | Dl e | 43 | 422 | White, 16-sided pyramidal tower. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 727 |
| 1952-1960 | NA | White 16-sided pyramidal tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 236 | ||
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 236 | ||||
| 1964-1970 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 62 | ||||
| 1971-1973 | NA | 515 | White pole. | ||
| 1974 | Pole. | ||||
| 1975-1983 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 69 | ||||
| 1984 | On pile. | ||||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 69 | ||||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 480 | ||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | |||||
| 2004 | NA | NA | 515 | On post. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 480 |
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1868-1970 (Approximate location: Located closer to the water and down the hill from the modern light.) |
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1971-Present |