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Iron Gate Dam

Iron Gate Dam from directly overhead

Iron Gate Dam is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 714 m. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mirror Cove Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.9 miles away.

Removed in 2024

What the record says

Elevation
714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93424, -122.43692

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
  • Juniper Point Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Tub Springs State Park: 12.6 mi
  • Old Greensprings Day-Use Parking: 16.9 mi
  • Newton Park: 17.0 mi
  • Ringe Park: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Jack Daniel: 9.9 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 9.9 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 15.2 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 17.3 mi
Springs: 4
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Iron Gate Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainSE 129°2,384 m13.0 mi
Ball MountainESE 123°2,373 m17.4 mi
Butte MountainESE 116°2,103 m14.1 mi
Eagle RockESE 111°2,092 m10.8 mi
Cottonwood PeakWSW 253°2,014.1 m11.3 mi
Chinquapin MountainN 360°1,869.643 m15.1 mi
Soda MountainNNW 346°1,856 m9.3 mi
Pilot RockNW 316°1,800.8 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3520:0720:49
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3515:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374145505865747467544436
Precip in3.42.32.01.71.40.90.50.20.51.42.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copco #1 DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1311812937

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