Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 1,083 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.9 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31628612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,083 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 12.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.6 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Slick Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 2.6 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 2.7 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 3.0 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 2.3 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Lindley Park: 4.7 mi
- Welsh Field: 4.8 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 6.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Licklog Knob: 0.9 mi
- Snooks Nose: 1.1 mi
- Lost Cove Knob: 1.6 mi
- Laurel Knob: 1.7 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 4.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 10.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 12.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 8.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 10.8 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.3 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 14.2 mi
- Friends: 16.6 mi
- Stream: 16.6 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 16.6 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 4.7 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 6.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.1 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 16.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 4.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 6.1 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 6.8 mi
- Historic Carson House: 9.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 3.1 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 6.1 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 8.9 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 18.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 19.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 19.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 2.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 2.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 18.5 mi
- Boat beach: 20.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 20.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 6.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | NNW 342° | 2,038 m | 6.0 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | NW 320° | 1,981 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | NW 322° | 1,971 m | 4.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | NW 315° | 1,946 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hallback | NNW 332° | 1,923 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blackstock Knob | NW 309° | 1,910 m | 6.2 mi |
| Patton Knob | NW 311° | 1,828 m | 5.3 mi |
| Commissary Hill | NNW 345° | 1,757 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807787
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