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Moses Spring

Moses Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Moses Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Pinyon Peak stands 1,602 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Teaching Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

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Coordinates36.47513, -121.18678
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
  • Peverini Park: 7.7 mi
  • Santa Barbara Park: 7.7 mi
  • San Antonio Park: 7.7 mi
  • ORCHARD LANE PARK: 7.8 mi
  • Aurelio Ramirez Park: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Sycamore Flats: 18.3 mi
  • Upper Ranch Entrance: 22.8 mi
  • Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Moses Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinyon PeakSSW 207°1,602 m23.8 mi
Chews RidgeWSW 242°1,549 m24.1 mi
Laguna MountainESE 114°1,361 m23.0 mi
Hepsedam PeakESE 119°1,354 m23.0 mi
Palo Escrito PeakWSW 254°1,352 m17.7 mi
Ell PeakWSW 241°1,297 m15.7 mi
Tucker MountainE 101°1,248 m22.9 mi
Bucks PeakE 94°1,237 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4819:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1416:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485053566268737370635448
Precip in3.53.42.81.00.60.10.00.00.10.71.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacles NP, under a mile away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs6341,14489632915815617117014710596.6114

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Salinas R A Soledad CA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Pinnacles National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Oct; busiest: Apr.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard1,053 obs
  • Big Berry Manzanita757 obs
  • gray pine713 obs
  • Warrior's Plume683 obs
  • Bush Poppy677 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker640 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel634 obs
  • Felt Paintbrush607 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11306472634

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