Punta de Melenara

The Punta de Melenara Lighthouse is located on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. It is situated on Melenara Point, a rocky headland between the beaches of Playa del Hombre and Playa de Melenara, in the municipality of Telde. The lighthouse was built in 1992 as part of the third maritime lighting plan for the Canaries.

The Punta de Melenara Lighthouse is a cylindrical tower with a double balcony and lantern, standing at 17 meters high. The tower is white in color and supports twin galleries and a glass lantern with a wind vane on top. The lighthouse has a focal height of 33 meters above sea level, allowing its light to be seen for 12 nautical miles.

The lighthouse is currently active and operated in a semi-automatic way, receiving periodic visits from technicians from the maritime signals team of the Port Authority of Las Palmas. The Punta de Melenara Lighthouse has an interesting history, being one of several lighthouses built as part of the same plan, including Punta Lava and Arenas Blancas on La Palma, Morro Jable on Fuerteventura, and Punta del Castillete lighthouse on Gran Canaria. The lighthouse's light characteristic is made up of a pattern of two flashes every twelve seconds, emitting both red and white light depending on direction.

Light and tower

It lies on the Atlantic. It has a cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of masonry. Its daymark is white tower, glass lantern. The light has a focal height of 33 metres. The light has a range of 12 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl (2) W 10s. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.