The folks at Save Mount Diablo announced that on Monday night, at sunset, they will light the Beacon atop mount Diablo’s summit to honor Memorial Day.
The Beacon will shine throughout the night and until we rest it shortly after sunrise on Tuesday, May 28.
They light the Beacon to honor veterans every year on Pearl Harbor Day, Veterans Day, and Memorial Day, as a tribute to the individuals who serve. We are proud to maintain and operate the Beacon. Veterans will know that the Beacon will shine long after they are gone.
According to the Town of Danville, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 75 and other local veterans organizations will light the Mount Diablo Beacon during a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Building starting at 8 p.m.
About Save Mount Diablo:
Save Mount Diablo is a nationally accredited, nonprofit land trust founded in 1971 with a mission to preserve Mount Diablo’s peaks, surrounding foothills, watersheds, and connection to the Diablo Range through land acquisition and preservation strategies designed to protect the mountain’s natural beauty, biological diversity, and historic and agricultural heritage; enhance our area’s quality of life; and provide educational and recreational opportunities consistent with protection of natural resources. To learn more, please visit https://www.savemountdiablo.org/.
Other ceremonies occurring on Memorial Day around Contra Costa County, click here.
