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.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31628612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1083 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 4.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 6.1 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 6.8 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 6.4 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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