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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: 47
  • 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: 26
  • 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 PeakESE1,826 m17.3 mi
Duckwall MountainNE1,775 m10.0 mi
Marble MountainNNE1,665 m13.1 mi
Mount LewisNNE1,661 m13.1 mi
Thompson PeakNE1,607 m13.3 mi
Ascension MountainE1,604 m17.8 mi
Sawmill MountainE1,600 m16.2 mi
Elizabeth PeakN1,486 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 50–80 °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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