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Jamison Spring

Jamison Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Jamison Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,241 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Modjeska Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1241 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.71044, -117.54612

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Trabuco Fliers Club: 3.3 mi
  • Tom's Mining Company: 5.4 mi
  • Shooting Gallery: 5.4 mi
  • Tractor Driving: 5.4 mi
  • Train Ride: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • Modjeska Canyon Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Trabuco Highlands Central Park: 4.1 mi
  • Country Hollow Lane Park: 4.1 mi
  • Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
  • Ike Arnold: 4.2 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 53
Nature reserves: 39
Springs: 36
Beaches: 21
  • Arch Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Group Campsite: 18.8 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 18.9 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Poche Beach: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Goat Shed Point: 3.8 mi
  • Vista Point: 4.7 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 5.3 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 8
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.7 mi
  • Coyote Bluff: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 89°1,734 m0.7 mi
Modjeska PeakN 11°1,675 m0.6 mi
Trabuco PeakE 98°1,401 m4.1 mi
Los Pinos PeakSE 126°1,373 m5.3 mi
Horsethief PeakESE 108°1,315 m5.3 mi
Pleasants PeakNNW 330°1,211 m6.9 mi
Bald PeakN 11°1,197 m3.2 mi
Bedford PeakNNW 335°1,161 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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.

  • flatbud prickly poppy41 obs
  • Splendid Mariposa Lily35 obs
  • Poodle-dog Bush35 obs
  • Cobwebby Thistle32 obs
  • chaparral whitethorn31 obs
  • canyon live oak30 obs
  • Bunchleaf Penstemon26 obs
  • coffeeberry26 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3938814325

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