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Jones Mountain

Jones Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Mountain rises to 816 m in North Carolina. Craggy Knob stands 1,699 m to the north-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Entry-Way Garden, a park 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31629371, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
816 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.59706, -82.45123

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Entry-Way Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Lower Slab: 1.2 mi
  • The Slabs: 1.2 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Mountain Biking Pump Track: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Cascades Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Graybeard Falls: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Overlook Castle: 4.8 mi
  • The Den: 4.9 mi
  • Potato House: 4.9 mi
  • Caretaker's Cabin: 4.9 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Columbarium Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 19
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 5.6 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 5.7 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 5.7 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 17
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Jones Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craggy KnobNNE 30°1,699 m7.4 mi
Lane PinnacleNNE 16°1,583 m6.0 mi
Rich KnobN 4°1,500 m5.7 mi
Wolfden KnobN 10°1,493 m5.9 mi
Bull MountainN 7°1,473 m5.8 mi
Rocky KnobN 2°1,433 m5.2 mi
Richland MountainN 1°1,429 m5.9 mi
Richland KnobN 1°1,429 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:49
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526065686762534336
Precip in4.53.74.74.64.14.44.94.65.23.84.14.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807856

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