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Jones Mountain

Jones Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1061 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.46290, -78.42056

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • 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
Historic sites: 30
  • 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
Waterfalls: 25
Museums: 22
  • 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
Artworks: 15
  • Love: 14.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 21.9 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 21.9 mi
  • LOVE: 22.4 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 22.4 mi
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grounds: 3.5 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
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNNE 12°1,232 m6.5 mi
Fork MountainNNE 13°1,172 m1.1 mi
HazeltopWNW 302°1,149 m2.0 mi
Spitler HillNNE 17°1,138 m5.6 mi
NakedtopN 6°1,138 m6.6 mi
Betty's RockNNE 16°1,131 m7.5 mi
BlackrockNNW 345°1,116 m4.6 mi
Stony MountainN 5°1,097 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356562701

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