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Yellow Jacket Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainSE 129°2,073 m12.6 mi
Tule MesaESE 109°2,030 m8.6 mi
Goat PeakNNW 335°2,024 m16.4 mi
Porcupine MountainNE 49°1,989 m6.1 mi
Little MesaESE 123°1,922 m10.6 mi
Sycamore ButtesENE 75°1,879 m18.1 mi
Bald HillNNE 15°1,854 m3.1 mi
Yellow Jacket MesaSE 135°1,845 m13.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1719:0719:44
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:3116:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586676818074645346
Precip in1.71.91.40.40.40.12.02.11.61.11.01.5

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs34.356.245.615.42.82.110.226.214.27.78.223.5

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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