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Grotto Spring

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Elevation
1,299 m
Tallest summit within 20.4 miles
Santiago Peak1,734 m · 1.2 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:05local time
Coordinates
33.7204, -117.5518
Grotto Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Grotto Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded 1,299 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the southeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Modjeska Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.

Elevation
1299 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Grotto Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSE 124°1,734 m1.2 mi
Modjeska PeakE 97°1,675 m0.4 mi
Trabuco PeakESE 106°1,401 m4.6 mi
Los Pinos PeakSE 130°1,373 m6.0 mi
Horsethief PeakESE 113°1,315 m5.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNNW 329°1,211 m6.1 mi
Bald PeakNNE 21°1,197 m2.6 mi
Bedford PeakNNW 335°1,161 m3.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 36
Beaches: 21
Picnic sites: 16
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4119:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1618:48
December solstice06:5216:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595961646771757675716458
Precip in2.73.51.70.90.30.00.10.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14.628.318.55.82.91.20.30.10.10.21.15.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santiago C A Modjeska CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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