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Hot Springs

Hot Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Hot Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Cachuma Mountain stands 1,409 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaviota Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates34.50270, -120.21835
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 42
Artworks: 33
Peaks: 30
  • Gaviota Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Santa Rosa Hills: 5.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Palo Alto Hill: 11.3 mi
Springs: 20
  • Monjas Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Las Animas Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 15.2 mi
Museums: 15
Beaches: 12
  • Gaviota Nude Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Little Cojo Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Haskell's Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Ellwood Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Sands Beach: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cumbre Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Pino Alto: 21.2 mi
  • Figueroa Lookout: 21.3 mi
  • Area 9: 24.6 mi
  • Area 8: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 7
  • The Little Mermaid Fountain: 7.9 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 17.6 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 18.0 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Park: 18.4 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Zoo: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Elusive Arch: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cachuma MountainNE 49°1,409 m23.7 mi
Figueroa MountainNE 39°1,378 m21.3 mi
Ranger PeakNE 45°1,376 m21.4 mi
Zaca PeakNNE 31°1,312 m21.4 mi
Santa Ynez PeakE 83°1,308 m13.8 mi
Broadcast PeakE 84°1,228 m14.8 mi
Grass MountainNNE 29°1,123 m20.6 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 24°1,044 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:4019:13
June solstice05:4919:4020:17
September equinox06:5018:2618:59
December solstice07:0516:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515255586166707169645650
Precip in4.95.33.61.30.50.10.00.00.10.81.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cachuma Lake, 15 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs21942636215548.813.49.314.712.38.65.721.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santa Ynez R A Solvang CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • lemonade berry85 obs
  • black sage77 obs
  • Toyon70 obs
  • California sagebrush66 obs
  • coast live oak63 obs
  • Hummingbird Sage51 obs
  • Pacific poison oak45 obs
  • fennel38 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1149980613

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