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Porcupine Mountain

Porcupine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1989 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.46947, -111.87543

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 19
  • 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
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 9
  • Fort Verde State Historic Park: 6.7 mi
  • Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 23.2 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 23.3 mi
  • Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Cottonwood Community Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Crescent Moon Picnic Site: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Porcupine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainSSE 157°2,073 m13.0 mi
Tule MesaSSE 153°2,030 m7.7 mi
Goat PeakNW 314°2,024 m15.8 mi
Little MesaSSE 157°1,922 m10.7 mi
Mud Tanks MesaE 86°1,905 m14.1 mi
Sycamore ButtesE 87°1,879 m12.9 mi
Bald HillENE 61°1,877 m15.4 mi
Bald HillWSW 255°1,854 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1619:0719:44
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:3116:4317:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606876828174635042
Precip in1.41.31.10.50.40.21.52.11.51.00.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montezuma Castle NM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359273420

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