Peak · Virginia
Jones Mountain
Jones Mountain rises to 246 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bray Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 246 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.11902, -78.62752
- 8.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 10.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Moormans River Overlook · 8 mi
- Crimora Lake Overlook · 8 mi
- Riprap Overlook · 8 mi
- Piprap Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 59
- Beaver Creek Park: 3.5 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 5.2 mi
- Flagler Court: 7.7 mi
- Park at Ivy: 7.8 mi
- Spies Garden: 7.8 mi
Peaks
- Bray Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pigeon Top Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Clark Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Turners Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Currant Mountain: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 34
- Bear Statue: 6.9 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 6.9 mi
- Mountain Man: 7.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 7.7 mi
- Moving Forward: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 3.5 mi
- Locust Hill: 4.2 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 4.6 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 8.6 mi
- Graveyard Site: 8.6 mi
Museums: 20
- Fralin Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 9.7 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 10.2 mi
- Michie Tavern: 11.7 mi
- Monticello: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 15
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 4.3 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 7.7 mi
- Keunen Garden: 7.7 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 7.9 mi
Springs: 10
- Blackrock Springs: 9.1 mi
- Coiner Spring: 17.1 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 19.3 mi
- Elkton Spring: 19.7 mi
- Rockingham springs: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 6.1 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 7.4 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 7.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Jones Run Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 9.1 mi
- South River Falls: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 19.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 20.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 21.6 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 22.0 mi
Attractions: 6
- Free Speech Wall: 10.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 13.3 mi
- Apple Cannon: 13.3 mi
- Endless View Farms: 13.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 9.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 5.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 19.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Mitchell Bluff: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Jones Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,033 m | 9.2 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | NW 317° | 1,025 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,010 m | 8.1 mi |
| Loft Mountain | N 354° | 1,002 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | W 261° | 964 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | NNW 345° | 954 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blackrock | NW 319° | 944 m | 9.3 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WSW 253° | 908 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562702
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 10 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 28 mi
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