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Quail Spring

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Elevation, modelled
724 m
Tallest summit within 17.9 miles
Junipero Serra Peak1,784 m · 8.7 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 19.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
36.2345, -121.5299
Quail Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Quail Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 724 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Suzuki-Roshi, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 9.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Quail Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakSE 135°1,784 m8.7 mi
Pinyon PeakESE 119°1,602 m9.5 mi
Cone PeakS 172°1,572 m12.8 mi
Chews RidgeNNW 338°1,549 m5.7 mi
South Ventana ConeWNW 295°1,517 m6.6 mi
Black ButteNNW 344°1,497 m2.3 mi
Ventana Double ConeWNW 293°1,477 m11.2 mi
Twin PeakS 175°1,468 m12.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
Springs: 12
Historic sites: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4920:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1416:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 14 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs40650042023699.040.718.610.07.412.868.5184

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Arroyo Seco NR Greenfield CA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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