| Jones Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13218 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 633 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 3.00 |
| Parent Peak: | Emma Burr Mountain (13,544 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | Chaffee County |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | San Isabel National Forest |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains Sawatch Range Collegiate Peaks |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Coordinates: | 38.7733°N -106.394°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Tincup |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Jones Mountain is a 13218feet mountain summit in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
Jones 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 14.5miles 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 1800feet above the creek's south fork in 1miles. 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]
According 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.