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Jones Hill

Jones Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Hill rises to 947 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Groveland Sports Complex, a park 0.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
947 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85382, -120.23047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 0.4 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 0.9 mi
  • West Side Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Red Cloud: 8.9 mi
  • Greeley Hill County Park: 9.7 mi
Springs: 27
  • Alder Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Walton Cabin Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Indian Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Rackerby Jack Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Freeze-Out Spring: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Remote Camp: 5.7 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 6.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 17.6 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Dunn Court Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Red Hills: 12.2 mi
  • National Recreation Area: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Jones Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakESE 111°1,826 m17.3 mi
Duckwall MountainNE 37°1,775 m10.0 mi
Marble MountainNNE 25°1,665 m13.1 mi
Mount LewisNNE 16°1,661 m13.1 mi
Thompson PeakNE 41°1,607 m13.3 mi
Ascension MountainE 94°1,604.4 m17.8 mi
Sawmill MountainE 97°1,600 m16.2 mi
Elizabeth PeakN 356°1,486 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4019:4820:27
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1416:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806664

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