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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 298 m in California. Telegraph Hill stands 1,128 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Churchs Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
298 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87993, -120.68159

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Shore Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
  • Private Park: 5.5 mi
  • O Byrne Ferry Historical Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Copperopolis Town Square Park: 6.6 mi
  • Orange Blossom Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 17
  • The Cowboy Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Oakdale Museum & History Center: 12.2 mi
  • Jamestown Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Angels Camp Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Riverbank Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
Springs: 10
  • Churchs Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Turners Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Salt Spring: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heron Point Day Use: 11.7 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Red Hills: 12.5 mi
  • National Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telegraph HillENE 60°1,128 m20.8 mi
Bald MountainENE 63°1,016 m19.5 mi
Blewetts PointNE 54°976 m21.2 mi
Moccasin PeakESE 105°894 m20.0 mi
Bear MountainNNE 29°879 m11.0 mi
Joaquin PeakN 358°854 m18.1 mi
Negro HillNE 52°807 m19.5 mi
Soapstone HillNNE 29°799 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4219:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1616:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768086

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