Devils Island Light

Devils Island Light
LocationDevils Island, Wisconsin
Coordinates47°04′46.288″N 90°43′41.13″W / 47.07952444°N 90.7280917°W / 47.07952444; -90.7280917
Tower
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionCast iron
Automated1978 (1978)
Height71 feet (22 m)
ShapeCylindrical Free Standing
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property 
Light
First lit1901 (1901)
Focal height100 feet (30 m)
Lens3rd order Fresnel lens
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
CharacteristicRed, Flashing, 10 sec
Devils Island Light
Area33.8 acres (13.7 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
Built byUnited States Lighthouse Service
Part ofApostle Islands Lighthouses (ID77000145)
Designated CPMarch 8, 1977

The Devils Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Devils Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield. Among the Apostle Islands lighthousesa testament to its remotenessit was the last built, and the last automated and unmanned.