As I stated once before, there are not a lot of lighthouses that are photo- and feature-worthy on the Baja California coast on the Sea of Cortez. There is one -- I actually featured it twice, in 2014 and 2016. (I'm still kind of amazed I keep doing this.)
So I found a different one, apparently abandoned, but not one I'd seen before. So this is the Faro de Mulegé, which is located here. Amazingly, there's actually a Streetview scene of it too.
There isn't a lot ot say about it; here's what the Lighthouse Directory has on it:
"Date unknown. Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); four white flashes every 16 s. 12 m (39 ft) square white cylindrical concrete tower, with gallery but no lantern, rising from a 1-story keeper's house. ... Located at Punta El Sombrerito atop a large rock marking the entrance to the harbor of Mulegé, a town of about 4000 residents. Accessible by a short hike across the beach followed by a steep climb."
Below, three pictures and an amateur video. The video says it's abandoned, but the LD entry above indicates it's still working.
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