Jones Mountain
Jones Mountain rises to 294 m in Connecticut. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 294 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 25.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 4.0 mi
- Old School House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- American Mural Project: 5.6 mi
- Callahan Park: 0.5 mi
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 3.3 mi
- West Hill Pond Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
- Millennium Field: 4.5 mi
- Holcomb Hill: 1.5 mi
- Breezy Hill: 1.8 mi
- West Hill: 2.4 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Ratlum Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Jones Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Hermit memorial: 3.9 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 7.8 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 8.8 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 9.0 mi
- Kingdom Game Club: 0.2 mi
- The Village: 2.1 mi
- Town of Canton Property: 2.4 mi
- Maple Hollow: 2.9 mi
- Pratt Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 12.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 12.7 mi
- Primary Garden: 12.7 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 4.0 mi
- 4 towns meet: 4.2 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 5.2 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 5.9 mi
- Wreck: 6.0 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 8.5 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 12.0 mi
- Cow: 14.0 mi
- Painted Cow: 14.2 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 14.2 mi
- Burr Falls: 5.8 mi
- Burlington Falls: 5.9 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 6.0 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 6.3 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 6.3 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 10.4 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Ravens Roost: 10.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 6.8 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.6 mi
- Boating Side: 16.7 mi
- Waterfront: 16.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 3.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 3.9 mi
- Big Spring: 5.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.1 mi
- Dudley Town: 19.9 mi
- Questing: 22.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Hill | WNW 284° | 443 m | 7.5 mi |
| Panorama Hill | NW 318° | 440 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Ouleout | W 280° | 433 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 19° | 421 m | 7.3 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | W 261° | 400 m | 7.2 mi |
| Babb Hill | NW 312° | 398 m | 9.4 mi |
| Center Hill | N 355° | 393 m | 7.9 mi |
| Burr Mountain | W 274° | 383 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 208192 — Jones Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359264951
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 22 mi
- Blandford · 22 mi
- East Windsor · 22 mi
- Otis · 23 mi
- Longmeadow · 24 mi
- Monterey · 25 mi
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