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Yellow Jacket Peak


Yellow Jacket Peak as I walk in
 

High on the ridge, looking at the summit
 

Last little bit
 

Grassy summit
 

View of Fraguita Peak
 

Looking northwest, Babo in the distance
 

The hill I went up and down on
 

Walking out, the old mine road and the slopes I took

Peak 4605


Peak 4605
 

High on the ridge, that's not yet the summit
 

There it is ahead
 

Summit rocks
 

Babo again
 

View east of Fraguita Peak and Peak 4390, which is a little ridge to the left

Peak 4390


The lower slope of Peak 4390
 

Mesquite and ocotillo
 

Higher hill, more ocotillo
 

Summit ahead
 

Yellow Jacket Peak and bigger Fraguita Peak
 

Peak 4605
 

View of north peak, the summit rocks and arrow, my car, and Peak 4390 as I exit
 

Green ratsnake, tarantula, and hibiscus flowers
 

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Arivaca Area

Yellow Jacket Peak • Peak 4605 • Peak 4390

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Yellow Jacket Peak
• Cobre Ridge
• Coronado National Forest
• Santa Cruz County

Date: October 3, 2026 • Elevation: 4,997 feet ✳ • Prominence: 445 feet • Distance: 3.8 miles • Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes • Gain: 1,050 feet • Conditions: Sunny, pleasant • Wildlife: Ratsnake, tarantula

Arizona • Main • PB • LoJ

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Peak 4605
• San Luis Mountains
• Pima County

Elevation: 4,605 feet ✳ • Prominence: 453 feet • Distance: 2.8 miles • Time: 90 minutes • Gain: 765 feet • Conditions: Sunny, warmer

PB • LoJ

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Peak 4390
• Cobre Ridge
• Pima County

Elevation: 4,390 feet ✳ • Prominence: 383 feet • Distance: 0.6 mile • Time: 45 minutes • Gain: 383 feet • Conditions: Hot now

PB • LoJ

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