Jones Mountain
Jones Mountain rises to 4,215 m in Colorado. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Niagara Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Jones Mountain is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,866-foot (4,226 m) thirteener is located 9.6 miles (15.4 km) northeast by east (bearing 52°) of the Town of Silverton, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties.
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Wikidata Q14684663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,215 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 8.4 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 6 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 7 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Niagara Peak: 0.6 mi
- American Peak: 0.8 mi
- Crown Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Handies Peak: 1.7 mi
- Cinnamon Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.4 mi
- Duncan House: 3.4 mi
- Frisco Mill: 3.9 mi
- Sound Democrat Mill: 3.9 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 4.2 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 9.1 mi
- Deep South: 11.0 mi
- South Park: 11.0 mi
- New Funtier: 11.2 mi
- Grad School: 11.3 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.4 mi
- Whitecross: 3.7 mi
- Tellurium: 3.7 mi
- Argentum: 4.5 mi
- Sherman: 5.6 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.7 mi
- Treasure Falls: 12.3 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 13.0 mi
- Ironton Park: 8.4 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 11.5 mi
- Fellin Park: 12.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 13.2 mi
- Eureka: 2.4 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.2 mi
- Capitol City: 8.3 mi
- Ironton: 8.7 mi
- Guston: 9.0 mi
- Marian Shrine: 9.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.8 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 11.8 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 11.9 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 14.6 mi
- Lake City Museum: 14.5 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
- Bike path access: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Jones Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | NE 47° | 4,285 m | 1.7 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | ENE 62° | 4,280 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | ENE 72° | 4,269 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mark Mountain | ENE 63° | 4,218 m | 7.8 mi |
| Half Peak | SE 124° | 4,209 m | 4.0 mi |
| Niagara Peak | SW 217° | 4,202 m | 0.6 mi |
| American Peak | ENE 75° | 4,184 m | 0.8 mi |
| Pole Creek Mountain | SE 143° | 4,174 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358923032
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 15 mi
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