Jones Mountain
Jones Mountain rises to 825 m in California. Cone Peak stands 1,572 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is School Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 4.5 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49040185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 825 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
- 5.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Sierra Nevada · 5 mi
- Breaker Point · 5 mi
- Seal Point · 10 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 10 mi
115 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Top: 3.1 mi
- Three Peaks: 4.1 mi
- Pine Top Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Pine Slope: 4.4 mi
- Burro Mtn: 4.5 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 11.8 mi
- The Narrows: 11.9 mi
- South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 12.8 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 13.1 mi
- Christmas Cove: 13.3 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 5.8 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve: 8.8 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- San Simeon Natural Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 10.7 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 16.1 mi
- San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 17.1 mi
- Moon Stone Beach Park: 18.4 mi
- School Spring: 2.0 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 2.4 mi
- Dutra Spring: 3.7 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 7.2 mi
- Basket Spring: 9.3 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Manning Falls: 5.5 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Jewel Falls: 7.5 mi
- Three Troughs Falls: 10.9 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 12.0 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 14.5 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 17.9 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 14.3 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Hearst Castle: 9.7 mi
- Limekilns: 20.7 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 9.7 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 14.4 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 11.9 mi
- Cambria Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- The Shut-In: 6.1 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 9.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cone Peak | NW 322° | 1,572 m | 21.7 mi |
| Twin Peak | NW 320° | 1,468 m | 22.1 mi |
| Alder Peak | NW 310° | 1,137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | NNW 329° | 1,126 m | 14.1 mi |
| Lion Peak | NW 318° | 1,102 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 132° | 1,093 m | 12.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | WNW 296° | 1,073 m | 6.5 mi |
| Chalk Peak | NW 323° | 1,070 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808180
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- Central Coast · 17 mi
- King City · 29 mi
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