Yellowjacket Peak
Yellowjacket Peak rises to 2,147 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the east-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dark Thunder Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49091316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2147 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Dark Thunder Spring: 0.9 mi
- Horse Pasture Spring: 1.6 mi
- Agate Spring: 2.4 mi
- Hells Hole Spring: 3.6 mi
- Fish Spring: 3.8 mi
- Tillie Hall Peak: 1.3 mi
- Winchester Peak: 2.1 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.8 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 5.1 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Riverview Park: 18.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Sumitomo Park: 19.1 mi
- Graves: 15.8 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 18.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 18.1 mi
- Old Virden School: 19.2 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 16.7 mi
- Shovel: 18.2 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 18.5 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
- Evans Point: 20.0 mi
- Gillard Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Stargo: 21.8 mi
- Sardine Falls: 22.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Yellowjacket Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,320 m | 2.9 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NW 323° | 2,280 m | 5.2 mi |
| McMullen Peak | NNW 329° | 2,271 m | 4.2 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | N 357° | 2,222 m | 1.3 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | NW 319° | 2,143 m | 11.6 mi |
| Big Lue Mountains | NW 321° | 2,139 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | E 89° | 2,127 m | 8.7 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,125 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:36 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600470
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