Jones Mountain is a 13,218-foot-elevation (4,029-meter) mountain summit in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
| Jones Mountain | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, from Cottonwood Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,218 ft (4,029 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 633 ft (193 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Emma Burr Mountain (13,544 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 3.00 mi (4.83 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°46′24″N 106°23′39″W / 38.7732688°N 106.3940300°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Jones Mountain Location in Colorado  Jones Mountain Jones Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Chaffee County |
| Protected area | San Isabel National Forest |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Sawatch Range Collegiate Peaks |
| Topo map | USGS Tincup |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 hiking[2] |
Description
editJones Mountain is set approximately one mile east of the Continental Divide in the Collegiate Peaks which are a subrange of the Sawatch Range.[1] The peak is located 14.5 miles (23.3 km) west of the community of Buena Vista in the San Isabel National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of Cottonwood Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,800 feet (549 m) above the creek's south fork in one mile (1.6 km). Chaffee County Road 306 traverses the northern base of this mountain near Cottonwood Pass. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Jones Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring. Climbers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Jones Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Jones Mountain - 13,214' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jones Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.