New Point Loma Lighthouse, Maritime beacon in Point Loma Peninsula, San Diego, US

New Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic structure with pyramidal form on Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego. The building features a central cylinder and observation balcony, with modern LED lighting for maritime navigation.

Built in 1891, the lighthouse replaced the earlier Point Loma structure at a more strategic location. This new position provided clearer visibility and enhanced navigation safety for vessels in the bay.

The keeper's quarters here appear in the 1986 film Top Gun as the home of Viper, played by Tom Skerritt. The first keeper, Robert Decatur Israel, had already spent 18 years at the Old Point Loma Lighthouse before transferring to this one in 1891.

The lighthouse stands at the southern tip of Point Loma, 88 feet above the water, reached by paths within Cabrillo National Monument. The site is often covered by coastal fog, so check conditions before going. The tower itself is not open for climbing; the keeper's quarters are visible from outside.

The living quarters here appeared in the 1986 film Top Gun as Viper's home, played by Tom Skerritt. The tower itself is the only pyramidal skeletal lighthouse left on the West Coast, resembling the Coney Island Light and Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light built around the same time.