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La Puerta Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,548 m
Tallest summit within 16.2 miles
Cuyamaca Peak1,979 m · 1.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:59local time
Coordinates
32.9680, -116.6045
La Puerta Springs, seen from above at true elevation

La Puerta Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,548 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the south, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Azalea Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of La Puerta Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakS 184°1,979 m1.5 mi
Monument PeakESE 116°1,904 m11.9 mi
Wooded HillSE 130°1,894 m12.5 mi
Stephenson PeakESE 120°1,889 m12.7 mi
Piñon PointESE 122°1,832 m12.8 mi
North PeakNNE 22°1,826 m2.9 mi
Garnet PeakESE 109°1,800 m8.9 mi
Middle PeakNNE 17°1,795 m0.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 22
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:3919:2219:59
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4616:0716:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246495564717165554741
Precip in5.56.44.92.31.10.20.40.50.61.52.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuyamaca, 2 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11.423.130.916.26.62.50.70.30.20.31.14.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sweetwater R NR Descanso CA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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