Iron Mountain
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 Scully Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,031 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 21.4 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 18 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 25 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 26 mi
154 named places within 25 miles
- Scully Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Touch-Me-Not Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Taos Peak: 5.7 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 3.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.0 mi
- Hematite Park: 7.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 7.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 3.2 mi
- French Henry Mill: 4.6 mi
- Palisades Sill: 7.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 7.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 5.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 6.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.7 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 24.0 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
- Betty's Bra: 16.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- La Vinateria: 22.0 mi
- Apache Spring: 10.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 13.4 mi
- La Belle: 11.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 16.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | WSW 253° | 4,011 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Walter | WSW 254° | 3,996 m | 9.4 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WSW 247° | 3,989 m | 9.3 mi |
| Simpson Peak | WSW 249° | 3,953 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | WSW 253° | 3,929 m | 11.2 mi |
| Gold Hill | WNW 285° | 3,872 m | 11.7 mi |
| Red Dome | WSW 245° | 3,868 m | 8.4 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | WSW 249° | 3,848 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595214
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