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Yellow Jacket Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,073 m
Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
Mazatzal Peak2,403 m · 3.6 mi
Nearest byway
From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road24.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:41local time
Coordinates
34.0802, -111.4031
Yellow Jacket Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Jacket Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,073 m. Mazatzal Peak stands 2,403 m to the west-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Boone Moore Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 24 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Yellow Jacket Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mazatzal PeakWSW 250°2,403 m3.6 mi
North PeakNW 319°2,273 m6.5 mi
Mount OrdS 182°2,165 m12.1 mi
Mount PeeleySW 222°2,137 m7.2 mi
Sheep MountainSW 225°2,113 m8.7 mi
Eagle PeakS 181°2,008 m12.5 mi
Saddle MountainSW 219°1,990 m10.8 mi
Pine ButteSSW 196°1,953 m6.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0518:38
June solstice05:1519:0419:41
September equinox06:1417:5118:24
December solstice07:2816:4217:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414348546171767569584840
Precip in2.32.31.90.80.50.22.82.61.51.31.52.1

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs33434743513337.811.124.578.636.547.457.7202

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tonto Creek Above Gun Creek, Near Roosevelt, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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