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McKinley Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,705 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Big Pine Mountain2,077 m · 10.9 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:16local time
Coordinates
34.7065, -119.8459
McKinley Spring, seen from above at true elevation

McKinley Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,705 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKinley Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainE 93°2,077 m10.9 mi
Madulce PeakE 94°1,993 m14.5 mi
San Rafael MountainE 80°1,973 m1.8 mi
McKinley MountainS 178°1,887 m0.3 mi
Samon PeakE 80°1,840 m11.5 mi
Monte AridoESE 118°1,831 m24.4 mi
Cuyama PeakE 81°1,787 m21.3 mi
Peak MountainN 357°1,773 m13.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches: 19
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 2
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:11
June solstice05:4719:3920:16
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0416:1416:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515255586166707169645650
Precip in4.95.33.61.30.50.10.00.00.10.81.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cachuma Lake, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs39.565.960.335.014.05.82.10.80.50.62.510.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santa Cruz C NR Santa Ynez CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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