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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Iron Mountain, a peak in ColoradoThomson200 · CC0
Iron Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Thomson200 · CC0

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Iron Mountain rises to 3,731 m in Colorado. Fairchild Mountain stands 4,116 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

Iron Mountain is a mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,270-foot (3,740 m) peak is located 2.4 miles (3.8 km) east-southeast (bearing 114°) of the Cameron Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating State Forest State Park and Jackson County from Roosevelt National Forest and Larimer County.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14684640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,731 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.50693, -105.85196

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Thunder Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Neota: 1.7 mi
  • Lulu Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Nokhu Crags: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Big South Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Chasm Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Thousand Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Lava Cliffs: 7.5 mi
  • Ace 4: 10.0 mi
  • Ace 3: 10.1 mi
  • Ace 2: 10.1 mi
  • Ace 1: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Willey Lumber Camp: 2.5 mi
  • Lulu City Site: 4.1 mi
  • Shipler Cabins: 5.2 mi
  • old sawmill: 14.3 mi
  • Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 14.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Rocky Mountain National Park: 13.6 mi
  • Town Square Park: 17.7 mi
  • James Cairns Open Space: 17.8 mi
  • Bond Park: 19.6 mi
  • Baldwin Park: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 8.3 mi
  • Endovalley: 12.1 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 17.9 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bedsprings: 18.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairchild MountainESE4,116 m10.2 mi
Ypsilon MountainESE4,098 m9.6 mi
Mount ChiquitaESE3,978 m9.6 mi
Clark PeakNNW3,947 m8.0 mi
East Desolation PeakESE3,947 m8.7 mi
West Desolation PeakESE3,937 m8.6 mi
Mount RichthofenSW3,929 m3.4 mi
Mount IdaSSE3,926 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3419:5720:38
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2415:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161825324150565548362517
Precip in1.72.51.82.62.31.72.42.11.92.01.71.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gould 4SE Sfsp, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358911375

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