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Cape Disappointment & Astoria
Columbia River Bar
The Graveyard of the Pacific, where the great river meets the ocean.
Cape Disappointment Light has warned ships off the Columbia River Bar since 1856, alternating white and red every thirty seconds. North Head answers with paired flashes, and inside the bar the channel lights lead upriver to Astoria.
Signature lightCape Disappointment LightAl Fl WR 30s 220ft 19MFlashes that alternate white and red, repeating every 30 seconds
- Frame
- 20 × 16 in
- Print scale
- 1 : 43,300
- Navigation aids
- 98
- Lights
- 64
64 lights glow on the finished chart, each through a pinhole fed by its own LED. The other 34 markers, such as daybeacons and unlit buoys, are printed on the chart.
7 light rhythms on this chart
- Flashing
- Group flashing
- Quick
- Occulting
- Isophase
- Alternating
- Fixed
Lights on this chart
- Cape Disappointment LightFlashes that alternate white and red, repeating every 30 secondsAl Fl WR 30s 220ft 19M
- North Head LightTwo white flashes in a row, repeating every 15 secondsFl (2) 15s 194ft 14M
- Chinook Channel Light 2One red flash every 4 secondsFl R 4s 15ft 6M
- Astoria Light 36Quick red flashes, about 60 a minuteQ R 30ft 4M
- Baker Bay West Channel Entrance Jetty Light 1One green flash every 4 secondsFl G 4s 15ft 4M
- Baker Bay West Channel Entrance Jetty Light 2One red flash every 2.5 secondsFl R 2.5s 15ft 4M
Opens in the designer, ready to adjust the area, frame and title. Starting at $299, based on frame size, LED configuration and custom programming. Data current to November 5, 2026.