Jones Mountain

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 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.

Jones Mountain
Summit centered, northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	13,866 ft (4,226 m)[1][2]
Prominence	500 ft (152 m)[2]
Parent peak	Handies Peak
Isolation	1.66 mi (2.67 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°53′47″N 107°31′35″W[3]
Geography
Jones Mountain Colorado
Location	Hinsdale and San Juan counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Handies Peak, Colorado[3]

See also

• Geology portal
• Geography portal
• Colorado portal
• Mountains portal

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

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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