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Yellow Jacket Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,135 m
Tallest summit within 22.1 miles
Elden Mountain2,834 m · 19.9 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6612.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:43local time
Coordinates
35.0256, -111.3638
Yellow Jacket Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Jacket Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,135 m. Elden Mountain stands 2,834 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashurst Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Yellow Jacket Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elden MountainNW 319°2,834 m19.9 mi
TV HillNW 318°2,797 m20.4 mi
Devils HeadNW 317°2,782 m20.5 mi
Little Elden MountainNW 322°2,749 m21.4 mi
East Dry Lake HillNW 321°2,695 m22.0 mi
Hutch MountainS 186°2,598 m15.5 mi
Mormon MountainWSW 244°2,579 m9.2 mi
Mahan MountainS 187°2,512 m17.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 11
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0418:38
June solstice05:1319:0619:43
September equinox06:1417:5018:24
December solstice07:3016:3917:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046536071767567574736

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Arrows, 11 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5.315.926.711.90.30.00.00.10.00.01.03.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Newman Canyon Above Upper Lake Mary, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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