- Elevation, modelled
- 56 m
- Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9124, -121.6136
El Pajaro Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 56 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pescadero Ranch Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of El Pajaro Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NW 317° | 1,136 m | 18.7 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NW 319° | 1,097 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | NW 320° | 1,046 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Harlan | SE 142° | 991 m | 18.8 mi |
| Fremont Peak | SSE 151° | 966 m | 12.3 mi |
| Santa Ana Mountain | E 97° | 931 m | 19.5 mi |
| Three Sisters | E 94° | 887 m | 19.8 mi |
| San Joaquin Peak | E 91° | 878 m | 19.4 mi |
- 26.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pescadero Ranch Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South): 7.1 mi
- Tarplant Hill: 9.0 mi
- Mount Pajaro: 1.1 mi
- Mount Chamberlain: 2.1 mi
- Atherton Peak: 2.6 mi
- Pinecate Peak: 3.7 mi
- Lomerias Muertas: 5.1 mi
- Aromas Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Aromas Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Babbs Creek Park Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Mayor Jim West Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Royal Oaks County Park: 5.9 mi
- Water Oasis: 6.4 mi
- Timber Twister: 6.4 mi
- Pit Stop Racers: 6.4 mi
- Big Red Fire Engine Co.: 6.4 mi
- Bonfante's Splash Garden: 6.4 mi
- Milias Group Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Lone Maple: 7.7 mi
- Azalea: 7.8 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Hilltop: 8.6 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 7.1 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 9.4 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 10.4 mi
- Motorcycle from license plates: 10.4 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 11.6 mi
- Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark: 9.6 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 12.4 mi
- Machado School: 12.5 mi
- Ward's Oak Glen Farm: 13.0 mi
- 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- Spike Jones Spring: 15.6 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 15.7 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 15.8 mi
- Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 15.9 mi
- Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 16.0 mi
- Garden Essential: 5.6 mi
- Camellia Garden: 6.4 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 6.4 mi
- Holly Garden: 6.4 mi
- Monarch Garden: 6.5 mi
- Old Mission Jail: 6.3 mi
- Castro-Breen Adobe: 6.4 mi
- Old Livery Stables: 6.4 mi
- Zanetta House: 6.4 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 7.0 mi
- Palm Beach: 11.9 mi
- Jetty Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 12.3 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 15.3 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 16.1 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 6.4 mi
- Triple Falls: 15.2 mi
- Granuja Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 15.6 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 18.9 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Swanson Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 430 | 575 | 453 | 232 | 53.0 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 27.0 | 129 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pajaro R A Chittenden CA, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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