Jones Mountain
Jones Mountain rises to 1,061 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,061 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Point Overlook · 2 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Naked Creek Overlook · 3 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 10.5 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 11.0 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 11.0 mi
- Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 11.2 mi
- Hoover Ridge Soccer Complex: 11.3 mi
- Cat Knob: 0.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lighted Top: 1.3 mi
- Bear Church Rock: 1.5 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Five Tents: 1.9 mi
- CCC Camp: 3.8 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 5.4 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 11.2 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 11.2 mi
- Old School House Museum: 14.0 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 14.0 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 2.2 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 3.9 mi
- Love: 14.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.9 mi
- Cootie Bug: 21.9 mi
- Lions Glasses: 22.4 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 22.9 mi
- Lewis Spring: 4.1 mi
- Davids Spring: 4.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 6.3 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 6.8 mi
- Furnace Spring: 9.5 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 14.0 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 14.3 mi
- Luray Caverns: 14.3 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 14.3 mi
- The Garden Maze: 14.4 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 13.0 mi
- Pavilian: 19.2 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 21.8 mi
- ISAT Patio: 24.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 24.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 24.9 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 5.7 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 20.9 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Jones Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NNE 12° | 1,232 m | 6.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,172 m | 1.1 mi |
| Hazeltop | WNW 302° | 1,149 m | 2.0 mi |
| Spitler Hill | NNE 17° | 1,138 m | 5.6 mi |
| Nakedtop | N 6° | 1,138 m | 6.6 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NNE 16° | 1,131 m | 7.5 mi |
| Blackrock | NNW 345° | 1,116 m | 4.6 mi |
| Stony Mountain | N 5° | 1,097 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562701
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 3 mi
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