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Pajaiso Springs

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Elevation, modelled
360 m
Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 13.1 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 120.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:27local time
Coordinates
36.3315, -121.3701
Pajaiso Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Pajaiso Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 360 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 4.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 20 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Pajaiso Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSSW 192°1,784 m13.1 mi
Pinyon PeakS 183°1,602 m11.3 mi
Cone PeakSSW 200°1,572 m20.6 mi
Chews RidgeW 263°1,549 m11.1 mi
South Ventana ConeWSW 255°1,517 m15.4 mi
Black ButteWSW 245°1,497 m10.5 mi
Ventana Double ConeW 263°1,477 m19.3 mi
Bear MountainS 182°1,451 m11.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 11
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 1
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:4920:27
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 15 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs39955244124591.638.914.45.84.711.648.5167

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Arroyo Seco NR Soledad CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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