Other original patentees were Oscar Ray Call, Behne's former mining partner, and Henry Abstein.

Although his primary interest was mining, he was also an active horticulturist and many of the apple trees that he planted are still living today.

Yellow Pine is located 50 miles (80 km) east of McCall, via the Lick Creek road (open seasonally); 65 miles (105 km) from Cascade, via the Warm Lake and Johnson Creek Roads (open seasonally); and 70 miles (110 km) from Cascade via the Warm Lake and South Fork Roads (open year around).

Although unincorporated, the community has its own zip code, 83677, where overall 44 people live on a total land area of 174.269 square miles (451.35 km2), according to the 2010 census.

Winters are cold and snowy, with lows reaching the single digits and annual snowfall averaging 104 inches (260 cm).