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Lafler Creek Spring

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Elevation, modelled
625 m
Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 17.0 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 10.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
36.2088, -121.7145
Lafler Creek Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lafler Creek Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 625 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Boronda Ridge, a peak 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.7 miles off.

Seasonal
spring

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Lafler Creek Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakESE 105°1,784 m17.0 mi
Cone PeakSE 132°1,572 m16.3 mi
Chews RidgeNE 49°1,549 m10.8 mi
South Ventana ConeNE 43°1,517 m6.3 mi
Black ButteENE 67°1,497 m10.5 mi
Ventana Double ConeN 360°1,477 m6.1 mi
Twin PeakSE 133°1,468 m15.8 mi
Uncle Sam MountainN 3°1,445 m9.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 7
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:5020:28
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1716:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 5 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs23926722714365.937.424.017.815.419.438.5105

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big Sur R NR Big Sur CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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