- Elevation, modelled
- 938 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 14.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9090, -121.3627
Basket Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 938 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bane Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 4.6 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Basket Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | N 349° | 1,784 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | N 357° | 1,602 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cone Peak | NW 323° | 1,572 m | 12.4 mi |
| Twin Peak | NW 321° | 1,468 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 357° | 1,451 m | 17.3 mi |
| Black Cone | NNW 329° | 1,363 m | 24.7 mi |
| Anderson Peak | NW 320° | 1,249 m | 24.4 mi |
| Marble Peak | NW 321° | 1,223 m | 23.5 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
- 7.9 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 9 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 10 mi
- Seal Point · 18 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 18 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Alder Peak: 1.7 mi
- Willow Peak: 2.1 mi
- San Martin Top: 3.1 mi
- Silver Peak: 4.2 mi
- Lion Peak: 4.6 mi
- Old oak park: 20.2 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 2: 22.0 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 1: 22.1 mi
- Pine Canyon Mobile Estates Rec Area: 22.2 mi
- Royal Estates Park: 22.7 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 5.5 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 10.6 mi
- Devil's Falls: 15.3 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 16.2 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 20.3 mi
- Jewel Falls: 2.9 mi
- Manning Falls: 5.3 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 11.2 mi
- Bane Spring: 0.5 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 4.9 mi
- Dutra Spring: 6.6 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 7.5 mi
- Redwood Spring: 9.0 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 5.6 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 5.9 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 8.9 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 23.5 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
- Limekilns: 11.5 mi
- Hearst Castle: 18.8 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 22.7 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 24.8 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 9.7 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 18.9 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 6.1 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 20.8 mi
- The Shut-In: 13.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 19 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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