Iron Mountain
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
- 1,902 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 28.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 24 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Iron Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.5 mi
- Leek Spring Hill: 6.7 mi
- Alder Hill: 8.1 mi
- Archery: 10.2 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 13.0 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 14.1 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 15.3 mi
- Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 16.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 5.9 mi
- Buckskin Joe Spring: 6.1 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 6.9 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 7.8 mi
- Singleton Springs: 7.8 mi
- Sugar Bun: 5.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.6 mi
- Machado Postpile: 15.0 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 16.5 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 19.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 8.4 mi
- Bassi Falls: 13.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.3 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 18.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.1 mi
- 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
- Elkus: 8.8 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 9.2 mi
- Trails West marker: 10.2 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 18.4 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 19.8 mi
- 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
- Nature Center and Observatory: 10.3 mi
- Baldwin Home: 23.3 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 23.9 mi
- Sobon Estate Museum: 24.6 mi
- Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum: 24.7 mi
- Linder Grove: 19.1 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 19.3 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 21.3 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 24.5 mi
- Kiva Beach: 23.3 mi
- Pope Beach: 23.9 mi
- Lester Beach: 24.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | NE 48° | 3,043 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Price | NE 41° | 3,040 m | 14.8 mi |
| Agassiz | NE 43° | 3,038 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jacks Peak | NE 40° | 3,002 m | 16.9 mi |
| Thimble Peak | E 100° | 2,988 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Round Top | E 81° | 2,924 m | 16.6 mi |
| Covered Wagon Peak | E 101° | 2,918 m | 17.0 mi |
| Little Pyramid | NE 36° | 2,876 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358768091
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 24 mi
- Placerville · 24 mi
- Homewood · 28 mi
- Coloma · 30 mi
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