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Jones Mountain

Jones Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Mountain rises to 880 m in New York. Little Moose Mountain stands 1,100 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34877070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
880 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.54590, -74.76433

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 14
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 5
Parks: 4
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
  • shuffle board: 20.9 mi
  • Sand Flats State Park: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Paul Bunyan: 15.5 mi
  • Iron Cross: 17.4 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Silver Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Long Beach: 24.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 16.9 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 17.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Speculator Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Jones Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Moose MountainNE 48°1,100 m12.9 mi
Pillsbury MountainE 79°1,094 m12.9 mi
Manbury MountainNE 52°1,053 m13.4 mi
Kitty CobbleNE 51°983 m9.1 mi
Spruce Lake MountainESE 113°964 m6.0 mi
T Lake MountainSE 126°932 m11.6 mi
West Canada MountainSE 126°911 m2.5 mi
Wilmurt MountainSSE 161°908 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:1920:0120:44
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:3015:3916:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826395361656457453423
Precip in4.33.23.23.64.54.74.44.34.25.14.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Forge, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 954184 — Jones Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357567079

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