Porcupine Mountain
Porcupine Mountain rises to 1,989 m in Arizona. Pine Mountain stands 2,073 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Dry Creek Scenic Road passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America; geonames ID = 5315612.
Wikidata Q49077309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,989 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 18.7 mi off the Red Rock Scenic Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 22.3 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bell Rock Pathway / Vista · 23 mi
- 89A Scenic Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 24 mi
- Courthouse Vista · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Spring: 0.8 mi
- North Hole Spring: 0.8 mi
- South Hole Spring: 1.3 mi
- Amerone Spring Number One: 1.5 mi
- Amerone Spring Number Two: 1.6 mi
- Arnold Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 4.0 mi
- Horner Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Yellow Jacket Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Rezzonico Family Park: 7.2 mi
- Verde Scenic River Area: 9.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.6 mi
- Minds Garden: 15.5 mi
- Verde Wild River Area: 16.6 mi
- Cedar Bench Wilderness: 5.2 mi
- Montezuma Castle National Monument: 11.9 mi
- Fossil Springs Wilderness: 19.0 mi
- Agua Fria National Monument: 20.0 mi
- West Clear Creek Wilderness: 20.1 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 6.7 mi
- Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 20.6 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 23.2 mi
- Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum: 23.4 mi
- Jerome Historic Society: 23.8 mi
- 13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker: 11.5 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 15.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 15.9 mi
- Lazy T-7 Ranch: 17.2 mi
- Bridgeport Pueblo: 18.8 mi
- Bull Pen Day Use Area: 10.7 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 17.4 mi
- That Seventies Store: 20.9 mi
- Montimer Farms: 21.1 mi
- Jerome J: 23.8 mi
- Verde Rim: 8.2 mi
- Eds Point: 14.5 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 16.3 mi
- Deadwood Point: 16.9 mi
- Beaverhead: 20.4 mi
- Cherry: 12.5 mi
- Big Bug: 15.3 mi
- Cordes: 20.2 mi
- Cleator: 24.3 mi
- Bumble Bee: 24.4 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Cottonwood Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Rotary Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Crescent Moon Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Porcupine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,073 m | 13.0 mi |
| Tule Mesa | SSE 153° | 2,030 m | 7.7 mi |
| Goat Peak | NW 314° | 2,024 m | 15.8 mi |
| Little Mesa | SSE 157° | 1,922 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mud Tanks Mesa | E 86° | 1,905 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sycamore Buttes | E 87° | 1,879 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 255° | 1,854 m | 4.0 mi |
| Buckskin Hills | E 92° | 1,821 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montezuma Castle NM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359273420
Day trips start here
- Sedona · 28 mi
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