Nojoqui Falls
Nojoqui Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. San Rafael Mountain stands 1,973 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nojoqui Falls Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Nojoqui Falls (pronounced na-hoo-ui) is a seasonal waterfall in the Santa Barbara County, California, park of the same name.
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Wikidata Q7047817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Nojoqui Falls Park: 0.2 mi
- Gaviota State Park: 3.8 mi
- Alisal Commons Park: 4.5 mi
- Solvang Park: 5.0 mi
- Campo Santo: 5.0 mi
- Grotto of Saint Joseph: 5.0 mi
- Camino Real Bell: 5.0 mi
- Ballard School: 8.3 mi
- Site of WWII Japanese Attack: 16.1 mi
- Chuck Wagner Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Gaviota Peak: 2.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 6.1 mi
- Santa Rosa Hills: 6.9 mi
- Bee Rock: 11.0 mi
- Gruta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: 4.9 mi
- Giant Troll Lulu Hyggelig: 4.9 mi
- Junípero Serra: 5.0 mi
- Hans Christian Andersen: 5.0 mi
- St Francis: 11.4 mi
- Monjas Spring: 2.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 14.4 mi
- Big Spring: 16.2 mi
- Las Animas Spring: 16.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 17.4 mi
- Elverhøj Museum: 4.7 mi
- Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum: 4.8 mi
- Wildling Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mission Santa Inés: 5.0 mi
- Hans Christian Andersen Museum: 5.1 mi
- Cumbre Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Pino Alto: 18.2 mi
- Figueroa Lookout: 18.3 mi
- First Crossing Picnic Site: 22.4 mi
- Area 9: 22.4 mi
- Gaviota Nude Beach: 4.1 mi
- Little Cojo Beach: 11.8 mi
- Haskell's Beach: 16.5 mi
- Ellwood Beach: 17.8 mi
- Sands Beach: 18.6 mi
- Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden: 6.5 mi
- Elsinore Court: 18.9 mi
- Calaveras Court: 18.9 mi
- Malibu Court: 18.9 mi
- Ramona Court: 19.0 mi
- Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve: 16.2 mi
- North Campus Open Space: 18.4 mi
- Snowy Plover Roost: 18.5 mi
- Coal Oil Point Reserve: 18.7 mi
- Camino Corto Open Space: 19.1 mi
- The Little Mermaid Fountain: 5.1 mi
- Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 15.0 mi
- Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 15.4 mi
- Neverland Ranch Park: 15.8 mi
- Neverland Ranch Zoo: 16.1 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 17.4 mi
- Espada Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Fire Crags: 21.7 mi
- Barger Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Elusive Arch: 17.2 mi
- San Roque Arch: 24.9 mi
- Gaviota Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Wellhouse Falls: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nojoqui Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Rafael Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,973 m | 24.0 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,887 m | 22.1 mi |
| Santa Cruz Peak | ENE 64° | 1,687 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cachuma Mountain | NE 48° | 1,409 m | 20.6 mi |
| Figueroa Mountain | NE 36° | 1,378 m | 18.3 mi |
| Ranger Peak | NE 43° | 1,376 m | 18.3 mi |
| Zaca Peak | NNE 27° | 1,312 m | 18.6 mi |
| Santa Ynez Peak | E 90° | 1,308 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cachuma Lake, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 219 | 426 | 362 | 155 | 48.8 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 21.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santa Ynez R A Solvang CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3183762832
Day trips start here
- Solvang · 5 mi
- Buellton · 6 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 8 mi
- Santa Ynez · 8 mi
- Los Olivos · 10 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 13 mi
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