La Jolla Spring
La Jolla Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Little Pilot Knob stands 428 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Meremec Caverns, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 45 miles off. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 44.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 56.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Blind · 22 mi
167 named places within 25 miles
- Meramec Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Sunny Jim Bottomley City Park: 4.7 mi
- International Friendship Park: 5.2 mi
- Campbell-Chapman Park: 5.4 mi
- City Lake Park: 5.6 mi
- Copper Hollow Spring: 0.3 mi
- Camper Spring: 2.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 2.4 mi
- Elm Spring: 2.5 mi
- Roaring Spring: 2.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.2 mi
- Disabled Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Memoria: 14.8 mi
- Sod House: 21.5 mi
- Sand Ford Access: 1.0 mi
- Long Ridge Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Sappington Bridge Access: 5.8 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 0.0 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 0.0 mi
- Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 9.7 mi
- Canoehenge: 14.6 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 22.1 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 14.9 mi
- Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 19.4 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 21.1 mi
- Iron Spike Model Train Museum: 21.3 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Twin Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 14.8 mi
- George Washington: 22.2 mi
- Washington, Missouri: 22.5 mi
- Canoe Tower: 23.9 mi
- Peace Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Educational Garden: 21.7 mi
- Hansie Holdmeyer Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 5.6 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 5.8 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 21.9 mi
- TL Waterfront: 22.1 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 22.2 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Jolla Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pilot Knob | SSE 161° | 428 m | 19.0 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSE 167° | 403 m | 16.9 mi |
| Litton Hill | SSE 161° | 384 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mineral Hill | SW 216° | 328 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sandy Hill | ESE 121° | 307 m | 15.9 mi |
| Berry Hill | ESE 118° | 293 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lea Hill | SSW 204° | 288 m | 15.5 mi |
| Fair View Hill | SSW 191° | 287 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,237 | 1,445 | 2,085 | 2,462 | 2,164 | 1,295 | 776 | 566 | 562 | 584 | 1,040 | 1,187 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Meramec River near Sullivan, MO, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Cave Salamander31 obs
- White-tailed Deer29 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail27 obs
- Painted-cup paintbrush22 obs
- Eastern Beebalm16 obs
- common pawpaw15 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty15 obs
- Bald Eagle14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5115824150
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