High mast lighting is commonly used to illuminate large areas from a very high mounting height, typically on poles ranging in height from 50ft to 150ft and are mounted to those poles via Fixed Rings or Lowering Devices. There are typically between 3 to 12 fixtures on each pole. High mast lights are the ideal option when you want to illuminate a large area with less poles.
High Mast Lighting Applications: This type of outdoor lighting is often used by industrial, commercial and municipal organizations in large parking lots, rail yards, ports, highways, and airports to name a few.
Flood lighting is also used for exterior lighting and is typically mounted on poles or buildings to provide directional illumination to a variety of areas. The fixtures on flood lights can be mounted at a variety of angles, distributing the light accordingly.
Flood Lighting Applications: This type of lighting is often used to provide light to areas for security, vehicle & pedestrian use, as well as used for sports activities and other large areas in need of targeted outdoor illumination.
High Mast Lights vs. Flood Lights
LED high mast lights are currently the most cost effective and efficient way of providing even and controlled illumination of large outdoor areas due to the high mounting height and multiple luminaire configuration.
Other recognizable aspects that separate LED High Mast products from LED Flood Lighting products include (click to jump to any section):
Light Distribution Patterns
Mounting
IDA Dark Sky Compliance
Vibration Resistance/Rating
Surge Protection
