Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 818 m in California. Viejas Mountain stands 1,272 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Iron Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 818 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Iron Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Hill 2200 Ramona: 0.6 mi
- Iron View Top: 0.7 mi
- Peak 2245: 0.8 mi
- Middle Summit: 0.9 mi
- Dos Picos County Park: 2.1 mi
- Sycamore Creek Park: 2.8 mi
- Garden Road Park: 3.3 mi
- Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Lake Poway Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Potato Chip Rock: 2.9 mi
- Africa Tram: 9.0 mi
- Lions: 9.0 mi
- COVID climb: 9.1 mi
- Balloon Safari: 9.1 mi
- Poway Heritage Museum: 4.7 mi
- Classic Rotors Museum: 5.5 mi
- Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 5.9 mi
- Barona Museum: 6.1 mi
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 7.4 mi
- Abraxas Garden: 6.2 mi
- Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Bonsai Pavillion: 9.4 mi
- Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 13.9 mi
- Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 14.6 mi
- Saint Gregory the Great: 7.7 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.7 mi
- The Hawk: 10.1 mi
- The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 11.8 mi
- Muffler Man: 12.8 mi
- Ernie Pantoja Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Martha Harville Memorial Oak Grove: 2.5 mi
- Goodan Ranch: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Louis A. Stezler Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 1.9 mi
- Durasnitos Spring: 3.9 mi
- Skunk Spring: 6.7 mi
- Indian Head Spring: 7.9 mi
- Dog Spring: 11.6 mi
- Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Blue Sky Ecological Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Meadowbrook Ecological Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Del Mar Dog Beach: 18.2 mi
- Torrey Pines City Beach: 18.3 mi
- Tabletops: 18.7 mi
- La Jolla Shores Beach: 19.0 mi
- Boomer Beach: 20.3 mi
- Net Muc: 6.3 mi
- 4-Tier West: 9.0 mi
- Shadow Wall: 9.0 mi
- 2-Second Tier: 9.0 mi
- TOE: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Mildred Falls: 14.2 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 14.8 mi
- Adobe Falls: 14.8 mi
- San Pasqual: 8.3 mi
- Coleman City: 19.7 mi
- Branson City: 20.9 mi
- Eastwood: 21.5 mi
- Cuyamaca: 22.1 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 9.5 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 12.9 mi
- Royal Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viejas Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,272 m | 15.3 mi |
| El Cajon Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,112 m | 8.7 mi |
| El Capitan | ESE 117° | 1,026 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rock Mountain | ESE 108° | 996 m | 8.8 mi |
| Witch Creek Mountain | ENE 61° | 991 m | 15.3 mi |
| Corral Mountain | NE 42° | 987 m | 15.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 86° | 973 m | 14.3 mi |
| Silverdome II | ESE 120° | 970 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramona Fire Dept, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358786382
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