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Redwood Spring

Redwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Redwood Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 829 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwood Spring Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.5 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01267, -121.45881

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Old oak park: 18.9 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 1: 20.6 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 2: 20.6 mi
  • Pine Canyon Mobile Estates Rec Area: 20.8 mi
  • Royal Estates Park: 21.2 mi
Springs: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Middle Fork Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Devil's falls: 6.4 mi
  • Canogas Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Jewel Falls: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Limekilns: 3.5 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 14.5 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 16.1 mi
  • Tin House: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 2.8 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 7.9 mi
  • Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 7.9 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Shut-In: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Redwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakNNE 14°1,784 m9.5 mi
Pinyon PeakNNE 22°1,602 m11.6 mi
Cone PeakNW 322°1,572 m3.4 mi
Chews RidgeNNW 344°1,549 m21.5 mi
South Ventana ConeNNW 331°1,517 m20.7 mi
Black ButteNNW 345°1,497 m18.2 mi
Ventana Double ConeNW 324°1,477 m24.3 mi
Twin PeakNW 315°1,468 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4920:27
September equinox06:5518:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367696968635550
Precip in2.42.52.00.80.40.00.00.00.10.51.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, 22 mi away.

  • coast redwood30 obs
  • Monterey Monkeyflower20 obs
  • Pacific madrone19 obs
  • Wartleaf Ceanothus19 obs
  • chaparral yucca17 obs
  • woolly bluecurls16 obs
  • California yerba santa15 obs
  • White Globe Lily14 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2314096398

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