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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

Coordinates32.97078, -116.95541

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Parks
Attractions
  • 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
Museums
  • 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
Gardens
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Springs: 31
  • 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
Cliffs: 27
  • 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
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 23
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
  • Picnic Table: 19.7 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Viejas MountainESE 120°1,272 m15.3 mi
El Cajon MountainESE 116°1,112 m8.7 mi
El CapitanESE 117°1,026 m8.2 mi
Rock MountainESE 108°996 m8.8 mi
Witch Creek MountainENE 61°991 m15.3 mi
Corral MountainNE 42°987 m15.1 mi
Eagle PeakE 86°973 m14.3 mi
Silverdome IIESE 120°970.36 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:4119:2420:00
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535355586368747673665952
Precip in3.13.52.71.10.40.10.00.10.20.51.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramona Fire Dept, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358786382

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