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Cahoon Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,084 m
Tallest summit within 16.5 miles
Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 14.8 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 112.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
36.3279, -121.5584
Cahoon Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cahoon Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,084 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chews Ridge, a peak 1.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 12 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Cahoon Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSSE 148°1,784 m14.8 mi
Pinyon PeakSE 138°1,602 m14.8 mi
Chews RidgeSSW 205°1,549 m1.3 mi
South Ventana ConeSW 230°1,517 m5.7 mi
Black ButteSSE 167°1,497 m4.3 mi
Ventana Double ConeWSW 256°1,477 m9.0 mi
Bear MountainSE 139°1,451 m15.5 mi
Uncle Sam MountainW 276°1,445 m8.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 11
Beaches: 6
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 14 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs40650042023699.040.718.610.07.412.868.5184

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Arroyo Seco NR Greenfield CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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