Scotch Cap Light

Scotch Cap Light
LocationUnimak Island, Alaska, United States
Coordinates54°23′40″N 164°44′41″W / 54.3944°N 164.7447°W / 54.3944; -164.7447
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard 
Active light
Constructed1971 
Constructionmetal 
Height26 ft (7.9 m) 
Shapesquare 
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard 
Focal height110 ft (34 m) 
Range9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) 
CharacteristicFl W 6s 
1950 light
Constructed1950 
Constructionmasonry 
Lensthird order Fresnel lens 
1903 light
Constructed1903 
Constructionlumber 
Height45 ft (14 m) 
Shapeoctagon 
1940 light
The 2nd Scotch Cap Light, completed in 1940
Constructed1940 
Constructionconcrete 
Shapesquare 
Deactivated1 April 1946 

The Scotch Cap Light is a series of lighthouses located on the southwest corner of Unimak Island in Alaska. It was the first station established on the outside coast of Alaska.