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Jones Mountain

Jones Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Mountain rises to 1,237 m in North Carolina. Little Sandymush Bald stands 1,480 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockyface Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 9.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31629356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,237 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.59677, -82.76402

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Reems Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 14.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Berm Park: 4.8 mi
  • Bridge Park: 4.9 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 5.0 mi
  • Sorrells Street Park: 6.3 mi
  • Canton Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 24
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Holly Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Stream Garden: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 14
Museums: 13
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Shook Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 11.8 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pisgah Picnic: 12.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 9.3 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Jones Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Sandymush BaldNW1,480 m8.7 mi
Big Butt MountainW1,452 m2.0 mi
Rockyface MountainWSW1,396 m1.1 mi
Williams MountainW1,375 m2.2 mi
Chambers MountainWSW1,370 m8.2 mi
Marion TopWSW1,365 m8.0 mi
Goat RockW1,354 m5.2 mi
Buck Cove MountainW1,346 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020984 — Jones Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807855

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