The Grip Lighthouse (Norwegian: Grip fyrstasjon) is located in the Grip archipelago in the municipality of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.^[1] The lighthouse was built between 1885 and 1888 on the 7-metre (23 ft) high islet of Bratthårskollen, north of Gripholmen.^[2]

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Grip Lighthouse
Grip fyrstasjon

View of the lighthouse
Location	Kristiansund, Norway
Coordinates	63°14′01″N 7°36′33″E
Tower
Constructed	1885
Construction	granite (basement), cast iron (tower)
Automated	1977
Height	44 m (144 ft)
Shape	truncated cone
Markings	red (tower), red (lantern), white (basement)
Power source	solar power
Heritage	cultural property
Racon	G
Light
First lit	1888
Focal height	47 m (154 ft)
Range	17.4 nmi (32.2 km; 20.0 mi) (white)
Characteristic	Oc(2) WRG 8s

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The 44-metre (144 ft) tall lighthouse is a red cast iron tower on a white 16-metre (52 ft) granite stonemasonry base. This is the second tallest lighthouse tower in Norway. The lighthouse's range is 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi), and the white, red, or green light, depending on direction, is occulting every eight seconds.^[3]

The islet is barren rock with just the lighthouse tower, a concrete boathouse, and two wharves. The lighthouse keepers lived inside the lighthouse tower. A radio beacon was operated between 1947 and 1986, which was replaced with a frequency-agile racon signalling "G" with a range of 4 nm. The lighthouse was electrified in 1932, and is unmanned since it was automated in 1977. In 2000, it became protected as a cultural heritage site. The pilot station was shut down in 1969.^[2]

• Lighthouses in Norway
• List of lighthouses in Norway