The site of the Store Torungen Lighthouse is accessible only by boat.

The round tower is made of cast iron and on top there is a light with a 2nd order Fresnel lens.

The light sits at an elevation of 43.3 metres (142 ft) and it emits one white flash every 20 seconds.

The lighthouse also broadcasts a racon signal (the morse code letter "T").

This upset the local residents, so they pushed to prevent its twin Lille Torungen Lighthouse from being torn down too.