- Elevation, modelled
- 840 m
- Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
- Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 5.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 19.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1897, -121.4918
Jackhammer Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 840 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the southeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Lucia Adobe, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 9.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Jackhammer Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | SE 127° | 1,784 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | ESE 103° | 1,602 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cone Peak | S 182° | 1,572 m | 9.5 mi |
| Chews Ridge | NNW 333° | 1,549 m | 9.4 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | NW 306° | 1,517 m | 10.0 mi |
| Black Butte | NNW 333° | 1,497 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | WNW 301° | 1,477 m | 14.5 mi |
| Twin Peak | S 186° | 1,468 m | 9.5 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
- 28.4 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 10 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 11 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 26 mi
- Hurricane View Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lost Peak: 3.3 mi
- Junipero Serra Peak: 5.1 mi
- Black Cone: 5.9 mi
- Black Butte: 6.0 mi
- Pinyon Peak: 6.3 mi
- Patriot Park: 15.5 mi
- Hicks Park: 16.5 mi
- Jim Maggini Memorial Park: 16.5 mi
- Greenfield City Park: 16.5 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Tassajara Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Devil's falls: 7.7 mi
- Canogas Falls: 9.0 mi
- McWay Falls: 10.3 mi
- Quail Spring: 3.8 mi
- Redondo Spring: 5.4 mi
- Hot Spring: 9.1 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 10.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.7 mi
- Devil's Falls: 7.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 7.8 mi
- Esalen Institute: 9.3 mi
- Pelton Wheel: 10.1 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 10.7 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 2.2 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 4.6 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Tin House: 10.6 mi
- Limekilns: 12.2 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 3.3 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 18.5 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 19.2 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum: 19.3 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 20.6 mi
- Wreck Beach: 17.3 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 18.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 18.5 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 18.1 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 16.8 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 18.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 17 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 406 | 500 | 420 | 236 | 99.0 | 40.7 | 18.6 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 68.5 | 184 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Arroyo Seco NR Greenfield CA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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