- Elevation, modelled
- 1,485 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Mingus Mountain2,355 m · 18.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Dry Creek Scenic Road16.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:44local time
- Coordinates
- 34.4810, -111.9455
Joe Best Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,485 m. Mingus Mountain stands 2,355 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. Dry Creek Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Joe Best Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mingus Mountain | NW 325° | 2,355 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kendall Peak | NW 316° | 2,140 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 144° | 2,073 m | 15.6 mi |
| Tule Mesa | SE 135° | 2,030 m | 10.7 mi |
| Goat Peak | NW 323° | 2,024 m | 12.5 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | ESE 101° | 1,989 m | 4.1 mi |
| Little Mesa | SE 142° | 1,922 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mud Tanks Mesa | E 90° | 1,905 m | 18.1 mi |
- 16.8 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 16.9 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 18.8 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 19.5 mi off the Red Rock Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- 89A Scenic Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Bell Rock Pathway / Vista · 24 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 24 mi
- Courthouse Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Spring: 1.4 mi
- Wells Spring: 1.7 mi
- Box T Spring: 1.8 mi
- Arnold Place Spring: 2.4 mi
- Reimer Spring: 2.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.8 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Reimer Peak: 3.0 mi
- Arnold Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Porcupine Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Rezzonico Family Park: 8.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.1 mi
- Minds Garden: 13.0 mi
- Verde Scenic River Area: 13.4 mi
- Henry Cordes Park: 14.6 mi
- Verde Rim: 11.2 mi
- Eds Point: 18.5 mi
- Deadwood Point: 19.2 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 20.6 mi
- Beaverhead: 21.4 mi
- Bull Pen Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 16.6 mi
- Montimer Farms: 17.0 mi
- That Seventies Store: 17.3 mi
- Jerome J: 21.0 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 7.8 mi
- Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 18.5 mi
- Jerome Historic Society: 21.0 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 21.0 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 21.0 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 13.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 15.1 mi
- 13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker: 15.4 mi
- Bridgeport Pueblo: 17.1 mi
- Lazy T-7 Ranch: 21.1 mi
- Cherry: 9.2 mi
- Big Bug: 13.4 mi
- Cordes: 17.6 mi
- Cleator: 21.6 mi
- Bumble Bee: 22.7 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Cottonwood Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rotary Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Policeman statue: 23.4 mi
- Native American statues: 23.5 mi
- Sedona Wetlands Preserve: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 590 | 903 | 1,169 | 448 | 112 | 69.9 | 107 | 180 | 191 | 165 | 208 | 321 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Verde River Near Camp Verde, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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