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Montecito Hot Springs

Montecito Hot Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Montecito Hot Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 422 m. Reyes Peak stands 2,284 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hot Springs Hotel, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates34.46323, -119.63857
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gould Park: 0.7 mi
  • Manning Park: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Manning Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lower Manning Park: 2.1 mi
  • Hale Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Montecito Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Ortega Hill: 3.3 mi
  • White Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
Artworks: 54
Springs: 42
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Veronica Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 9.6 mi
  • 19 Oaks Spring: 10.0 mi
Museums: 27
Beaches: 27
Gardens: 26
Attractions: 25
  • Flamingos: 3.3 mi
  • Black Swan: 3.4 mi
  • Giraffe: 3.4 mi
  • Capybara: 3.4 mi
  • African Lions: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hot Springs Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Seven Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 5.9 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 13.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 5.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakENE 60°2,284 m23.4 mi
Big Pine MountainN 357°2,077 m16.2 mi
Madulce PeakN 10°1,993 m16.0 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 330°1,973 m19.8 mi
McKinley MountainNW 325°1,887 m20.3 mi
Samon PeakN 359°1,840 m18.7 mi
Monte AridoENE 62°1,831 m11.1 mi
Cuyama PeakNNE 25°1,787 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4719:3820:15
September equinox06:4718:2418:57
December solstice07:0216:1416:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5.410.35.22.10.80.30.20.10.10.30.32.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mission C A Rocky Nook Park A Santa Barbara CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • fennel326 obs
  • Crofton Weed254 obs
  • California Tree Frog196 obs
  • canyon sunflower159 obs
  • cardinal catchfly154 obs
  • Hummingbird Sage153 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard129 obs
  • Toyon128 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/249914860

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