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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 1,902 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Iron Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1902 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70380, -120.35631

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Springs: 22
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cleveland Corral: 6.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Leoni House: 10.4 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 19.4 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 23.3 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 23.8 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 23.9 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakNE 48°3,042.818 m14.5 mi
Mount PriceNE 41°3,040 m14.8 mi
AgassizNE 43°3,038 m14.6 mi
Jacks PeakNE 40°3,002 m16.9 mi
Thimble PeakE 100°2,988 m16.2 mi
Little Round TopE 81°2,924 m16.6 mi
Covered Wagon PeakE 101°2,918 m17.0 mi
Little PyramidNE 36°2,876.398 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3819:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768091

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