Jones Mountain

Jones Mountain is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,866-foot (4,226 m) thirteener is located 9.6 miles (15.4 km) northeast by east (bearing 52°) of the Town of Silverton, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties.[1][2][3]

Jones Mountain to left in back. Niagara Peak to right.
This article is about a mountain in the San Juan Mountains. For the mountain in the Sawatch Range, see Jones Mountain (Chaffee County, Colorado).
Jones Mountain
Jones Mountain is located in Colorado
Jones Mountain
Jones Mountain
Highest point
Elevation13,866 ft (4,226 m)[1][2]
Prominence500 ft (152 m)[2]
Parent peakHandies Peak
Isolation1.66 mi (2.67 km)[2]
Coordinates37°53′47″N 107°31′35″W[3]
Geography
LocationHinsdale and San Juan counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Handies Peak, Colorado[3]

See also

References
  1. The elevation of Jones Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.962 m (+6.44 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Jones Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. "Jones Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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