The Jug
The Jug is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,026 m. Aztec Peak stands 2,342 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hale Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1026 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- 9.1 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 15 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 18 mi
- Fish Creek Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hale Spring: 0.9 mi
- Panther Spring: 2.6 mi
- Cactus Butte Spring: 2.7 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 3.3 mi
- Yellow Jacket Spring: 3.5 mi
- Dutchwoman Butte: 1.4 mi
- Salome Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Victoria Peak: 2.0 mi
- Chubb Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Panther Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Boyer Cabin: 2.6 mi
- Dupont Cabin: 7.6 mi
- P B Ranch: 13.9 mi
- Del Shay Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Fort Reno Site: 15.5 mi
- Glendale Point: 6.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 9.3 mi
- Painted Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Malpais Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- The Summit: 19.9 mi
- Roosevelt Lake Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Horse Pasture Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Windy Hill Recreation Site: 8.8 mi
- Salt River Bird Reservation: 9.3 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Study Area: 10.2 mi
- Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 2: 8.3 mi
- Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Burnt Corral Picnic: 13.3 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 12.2 mi
- Fish Beach: 21.1 mi
- Back Beach: 21.3 mi
- Workman Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Black Rock: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of The Jug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aztec Peak | E 85° | 2,342 m | 11.2 mi |
| Carr Mountain | E 80° | 2,328 m | 8.7 mi |
| Carr Peak | E 84° | 2,320 m | 9.4 mi |
| Baker Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,308 m | 9.8 mi |
| McFadden Horse Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,286 m | 10.7 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,274 m | 11.1 mi |
| Armer Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,223 m | 5.4 mi |
| McFadden Peak | NE 45° | 2,173 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:42 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roosevelt 1 S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359273989
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