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Crystal Springs (private)

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Elevation, modelled
142 m
Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
Loma Prieta1,136 m · 12.1 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 129.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
37.0098, -122.0228
Crystal Springs (private), seen from above at true elevation

Crystal Springs (private) is a spring in California, at a modelled 142 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pasatiempo, a park 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 30 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Crystal Springs (private). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 55°1,136 m12.1 mi
Crystal PeakNE 55°1,097 m12.6 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 33°1,063 m12.5 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 28°1,061 m12.1 mi
Mount ChualNE 54°1,046 m12.9 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 345°985 m15.2 mi
Castle RockNNW 345°979 m15.6 mi
El SombrosoNNE 28°917 m13.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites
Artworks
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 10
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 2 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs32739527715265.934.919.212.310.916.829.0177

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Lorenzo R A Santa Cruz CA, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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