Laurel Spring
Laurel Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,027 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Harding Canyon Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1027 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Modjeska Canyon Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Modjeska Community Park: 2.6 mi
- Concourse Park: 3.4 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 3.6 mi
- Vulture Crags: 1.8 mi
- Modjeska Peak: 2.1 mi
- Flores Peak: 2.3 mi
- Santiago Peak: 2.7 mi
- Bedford Peak: 3.6 mi
- Trabuco Fliers Club: 3.5 mi
- Tom's Mining Company: 6.7 mi
- Shooting Gallery: 6.7 mi
- Tractor Driving: 6.7 mi
- Train Ride: 6.7 mi
- Trabuco and Holy Jim cabin Owners' Improvement Association: 4.5 mi
- Site of the Third Serrano Adobe: 7.0 mi
- Tanning Vats: 7.0 mi
- Serrano Tanning Vats: 7.0 mi
- San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez": 7.4 mi
- Peace Obelisk: 8.7 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 10.5 mi
- Orc Statue: 11.4 mi
- Sally Ride: 12.0 mi
- Lorenzo A. Ramirez: 12.0 mi
- Botanical Wedding Garden: 9.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.9 mi
- Garden Center 1: 10.9 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Garden: 11.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 12.0 mi
- Corona Model Railroad Society: 9.0 mi
- Corona Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
- Museum Barn Exhibit: 9.0 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 10.4 mi
- Tustin Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 4.5 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 11.3 mi
- Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Oak Canyon Nature Center: 13.1 mi
- Deer Canyon Park Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 1.5 mi
- Grotto Spring: 1.7 mi
- Jamison Spring: 2.0 mi
- Maple Spring: 2.2 mi
- Bigcone Spring: 2.5 mi
- Arch Beach: 17.0 mi
- Group Campsite: 18.4 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 18.5 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 18.5 mi
- Baby Beach: 18.8 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 1.9 mi
- Vista Point: 3.7 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 4.6 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.9 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 11.2 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 0.8 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 4.0 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ortega Falls: 10.7 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 15.9 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 6.4 mi
- Terra Cotta: 11.9 mi
- Willard: 12.2 mi
- Pinacate: 20.2 mi
- La Placita: 24.9 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 19.0 mi
- Three Arches: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Laurel Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | E 96° | 1,734 m | 2.7 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | E 81° | 1,675 m | 2.1 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | E 98° | 1,401 m | 6.1 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | ESE 119° | 1,373 m | 7.2 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ESE 105° | 1,315 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNW 345° | 1,211 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 43° | 1,197 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bedford Peak | N 3° | 1,161 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 14.6 | 28.3 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santiago C A Modjeska CA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- California Newt96 obs
- California Tree Frog41 obs
- Chalk Dudleya38 obs
- hoaryleaf ceanothus37 obs
- greenbark ceanothus30 obs
- Weed's Mariposa Lily26 obs
- Chaparral Currant24 obs
- Bush Poppy24 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/3391857388
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