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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 1,462 m in Washington. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain Conservation Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Skagit County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1462 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.47853, -121.94204

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hamilton Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
  • Lyman City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Ann Wolford River Edge Park: 7.4 mi
  • Silo Park: 9.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Cascade Trail: 3.9 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Artworks: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Forgotten Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Secret Garden: 18.7 mi
  • White Bloom garden: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 17.0 mi
  • Children's Museum of Skagit County: 18.3 mi
  • Heritage Flight Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 12.6 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 16.7 mi
  • Skagit County Fairgrounds: 18.9 mi
  • Tulip Town: 22.4 mi
  • Giant Arborvitae: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Chinook Swim Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Joe Hamel Beach: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mount Baker Vista: 22.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinN 352°2,123 m15.8 mi
North TwinN 351°2,024 m16.6 mi
Skookum PeakN 353°2,018 m15.4 mi
Little SisterN 354°2,012 m14.9 mi
Jaw's ToothN 353°1,981 m15.5 mi
Cinderella PeakN 355°1,975 m14.7 mi
Kloke PeakN 352°1,975 m15.1 mi
Barbara PeakN 357°1,835 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:21
June solstice05:0720:2421:14
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5815:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044495559646560524338
Precip in10.46.77.65.13.52.71.21.53.37.311.510.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concrete PPL Fish STN, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545314

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