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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 3,031 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabethtown Historical Marker, a park 2.3 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3031 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59837, -105.25223

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 20
  • T-Rex Track: 15.5 mi
  • Homebound Ampitheater: 19.0 mi
  • Welcome Wagon: 19.5 mi
  • Covered Wagon: 19.5 mi
  • Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 19.6 mi
Museums: 11
  • Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Little Red School House: 11.0 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 19.4 mi
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Millicent Rogers Museum: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Eagle: 3.1 mi
  • Questa Apple: 19.2 mi
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 19.3 mi
  • Tipi: 19.5 mi
  • Native Art: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Apache Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakWSW 253°4,011 m9.6 mi
Mount WalterWSW 254°3,996 m9.4 mi
Old Mike PeakWSW 247°3,989 m9.3 mi
Simpson PeakWSW 249°3,953 m9.6 mi
Lake Fork PeakWSW 253°3,929 m11.2 mi
Gold HillWNW 285°3,872 m11.7 mi
Red DomeWSW 245°3,868 m8.4 mi
Vallecito MountainWSW 249°3,848 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4419:4520:23
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1016:0916:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222634404957626054433223
Precip in0.60.91.31.51.31.12.92.81.61.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595214

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