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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 2,916 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sage Hen Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2916 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.48820, -118.07223

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 8
  • Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 16.2 mi
  • Nivloc Mill Site: 23.4 mi
Parks: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 9.1 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNW 315°4,344 m14.2 mi
Mount BarcroftNW 304°3,979 m11.6 mi
Mount HogueNW 323°3,884 m21.1 mi
Headley PeakNW 320°3,858 m18.1 mi
Piute MountainWNW 291°3,827 m9.4 mi
Sheep MountainWNW 289°3,810 m8.4 mi
Campito MountainW 276°3,522 m7.1 mi
Indian PeakNW 317°3,443 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:17
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0415:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798303

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