- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Mountain | NW 319° | 2,834 m | 19.9 mi |
| TV Hill | NW 318° | 2,797 m | 20.4 mi |
| Devils Head | NW 317° | 2,782 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Elden Mountain | NW 322° | 2,749 m | 21.4 mi |
| East Dry Lake Hill | NW 321° | 2,695 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hutch Mountain | S 186° | 2,598 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,579 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mahan Mountain | S 187° | 2,512 m | 17.0 mi |
- 12.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 20.9 mi off the Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road
- 23.3 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
- 24.9 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Petroglyph Overlook · 18 mi
- City Overlook · 21 mi
- Oak Creek Vista · 21 mi
- Oak Creek Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ashurst Spring: 1.0 mi
- Billy Back Spring: 1.0 mi
- Elliott Spring: 2.2 mi
- Anderson Spring: 5.0 mi
- Burro Spring: 5.5 mi
- Anderson Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.3 mi
- Pine Grove Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mormon Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Cow Hill: 10.5 mi
- Forked Pine Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Potato Patch Park: 15.8 mi
- Continental Park: 17.2 mi
- Foxglenn Park: 17.6 mi
- Smokerise Park: 18.6 mi
- Twin Arrows: 10.5 mi
- Timeless Apparitions: 19.2 mi
- Astronaut Statue: 19.3 mi
- Motion: 19.4 mi
- "Butterfly Electric Boxes: 19.9 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 19.4 mi
- Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 19.8 mi
- Riordan Mansion: 20.1 mi
- Mess Hall: 20.2 mi
- Military Museum: 20.2 mi
- Playa Ponderosa: 11.9 mi
- Two Guns: 16.6 mi
- Gorge: 16.6 mi
- Waterbird petroglyph site: 17.6 mi
- Levitate Adventure Park: 18.4 mi
- Bass Point: 6.5 mi
- Fisher Point: 15.7 mi
- Barringer crater rim: 19.2 mi
- Thompsons Point: 21.4 mi
- Indian Point: 21.6 mi
- Lake Mary Boat Landin: 9.5 mi
- Maricopa Ramada: 20.1 mi
- Yavapai Ramada: 20.1 mi
- Navajo Ramada: 20.2 mi
- Cochise Ramada: 20.2 mi
- The Hummingbird Garden: 19.4 mi
- The Wildflower Garden: 19.4 mi
- The Forest Garden: 19.4 mi
- The Pond and Wetland Garden: 19.4 mi
- The Lizard Garden: 19.4 mi
- Twin Arrows Trading Post: 10.5 mi
- Kinnikinnick Pueblo: 11.2 mi
- Historic Route 66 Logo: 20.1 mi
- Flagstaff War Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Flagstaff Historical Monument: 20.7 mi
- Twin Arrows: 10.5 mi
- House Rock: 16.8 mi
- Canyon Diablo: 16.8 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 21.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:50 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 36 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5.3 | 15.9 | 26.7 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
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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