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Nojoqui Falls

Nojoqui Falls, a waterfall in California
Nojoqui Falls, a waterfall in CaliforniaIan Shadford · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nojoqui Falls, a waterfall in California
Bruce Peterson · CC BY-SA 3.0

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. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Nojoqui Falls (pronounced na-hoo-ui) is a seasonal waterfall in the Santa Barbara County, California, park of the same name.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7047817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates34.52829, -120.17244
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 44
Peaks: 37
  • 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
Artworks: 33
Springs: 28
  • Monjas Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Hot Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Willow Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Las Animas Spring: 16.3 mi
Museums: 14
Beaches: 13
  • 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
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Elusive Arch: 17.2 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wellhouse Falls: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Rafael MountainENE 58°1,973 m24.0 mi
McKinley MountainENE 57°1,887 m22.1 mi
Santa Cruz PeakENE 64°1,687 m22.7 mi
Cachuma MountainNE 48°1,409 m20.6 mi
Figueroa MountainNE 36°1,378 m18.3 mi
Ranger PeakNE 43°1,376 m18.3 mi
Zaca PeakNNE 27°1,312 m18.6 mi
Santa Ynez PeakE 90°1,308 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:4019:13
June solstice05:4919:4020:17
September equinox06:4918:2618:59
December solstice07:0416:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515255586166707169645650
Precip in4.95.33.61.30.50.10.00.00.10.81.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cachuma Lake, 12 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs21942636215548.813.49.314.712.38.65.721.0

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3183762832

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