- Elevation, modelled
- 1,317 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Pine Mountain2,073 m · 12.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Dry Creek Scenic Road21.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:44local time
- Coordinates
- 34.4116, -111.9567
Yellow Jacket Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,317 m. Pine Mountain stands 2,073 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Mesa, a peak 1.3 miles away. Dry Creek Scenic Road passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Yellow Jacket Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | SE 129° | 2,073 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tule Mesa | ESE 109° | 2,030 m | 8.6 mi |
| Goat Peak | NNW 335° | 2,024 m | 16.4 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | NE 49° | 1,989 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Mesa | ESE 123° | 1,922 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sycamore Buttes | ENE 75° | 1,879 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 15° | 1,854 m | 3.1 mi |
| Yellow Jacket Mesa | SE 135° | 1,845 m | 13.2 mi |
- 21.5 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 21.6 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 22.2 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 24.1 mi off the Red Rock Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- 89A Scenic Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Bell Rock Pathway / Vista · 28 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 29 mi
- Courthouse Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Yellow Jacket Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Marlow Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.1 mi
- Marlow Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Gulch Water: 2.8 mi
- Reimer Spring: 2.9 mi
- Rice Spring: 2.9 mi
- Ash Spring: 3.4 mi
- Reno Spring: 3.6 mi
- Minds Garden: 9.5 mi
- Henry Cordes Park: 11.0 mi
- Verde Scenic River Area: 12.3 mi
- Rezzonico Family Park: 12.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 14.9 mi
- Verde Rim: 9.1 mi
- Eds Point: 18.6 mi
- Sunset Point: 19.0 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 21.2 mi
- Deadwood Point: 23.0 mi
- Big Bug: 9.2 mi
- Cherry: 13.1 mi
- Cordes: 14.1 mi
- Cleator: 18.3 mi
- Bumble Bee: 18.4 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 11.8 mi
- That Seventies Store: 15.7 mi
- Bull Pen Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Montimer Farms: 18.0 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 24.9 mi
- 13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker: 17.1 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 18.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 19.9 mi
- Bridgeport Pueblo: 21.8 mi
- Lazy T-7 Ranch: 22.5 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 12.1 mi
- Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 23.0 mi
- Policeman statue: 24.8 mi
- Native American statues: 24.9 mi
- Cottonwood Community Garden: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordes, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar, Aug — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 34.3 | 56.2 | 45.6 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 10.2 | 26.2 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 23.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Agua Fria River Near Mayer, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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