Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 2,370 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheephorn Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2370 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
50 named places within 25 miles
- Sheephorn Mountain: 3.0 mi
- King Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wards Butte: 3.9 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Morgan Creek Summit: 7.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 13.1 mi
- Red Point: 14.6 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 15.8 mi
- McNabbs Point: 18.1 mi
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 23.5 mi
- Central Park: 23.7 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 24.4 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Challis Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 23.8 mi
- CHS: 23.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | ESE 110° | 3,346 m | 13.3 mi |
| May Mountain | SE 128° | 3,309 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buffalo Skull Peak | ESE 121° | 3,272.028 m | 24.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,209 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,168 m | 23.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | WNW 301° | 3,041 m | 5.4 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SW 226° | 3,040 m | 22.3 mi |
| Meyers | W 269° | 2,977 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:10 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MAY 2sse, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656609
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