Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 3,376 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Watchtower, a peak 2.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.
The story
Iron Mountain is an 11,149-foot-elevation (3,398-meter) summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Madera County of northern California, United States. It is situated in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, on the boundary shared by Inyo National Forest with Sierra National Forest. It is set at the south end of the Ritter Range, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of the community of Mammoth Lakes. Devils Postpile National Monument is 4.5 miles to the east and the Minarets are three miles to the north. Precipitation runoff from the west side of this mountain drains to North Fork San Joaquin River, and from the east slope to the Middle Fork San Joaquin. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises over 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Anona Lake in approximately one mile. There are climbing routes to the summit via the south slope and east face, and inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest.
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Wikidata Q49039006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3376 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 19 mi
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 22 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Watchtower: 2.3 mi
- Granite Stairway: 2.4 mi
- Red Top Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Starr Minaret: 2.8 mi
- Pridham Minaret: 3.0 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 4.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Minarets Falls: 4.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.5 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 5.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- Hartley Springs: 12.7 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 5.3 mi
- Mill City Mine: 9.3 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Assay Office: 9.7 mi
- The Buttresses: 4.2 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 6.1 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- The Wave: 18.4 mi
- free natural hot pool: 5.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 9.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 10.3 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 10.9 mi
- Trails End Park: 11.9 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 12.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 4.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 12.9 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 21.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.1 mi
- South Tufa Area: 24.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 6.5 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 11.2 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 23.1 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 24.1 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 24.4 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 24.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.1 mi
- Mono Mills: 22.1 mi
- Bennettville: 23.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 13.1 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 13.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | NNW 340° | 4,007 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Lyell | NNW 326° | 3,993 m | 10.6 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | NNW 327° | 3,956 m | 9.3 mi |
| Banner Peak | NNW 344° | 3,940 m | 6.1 mi |
| Electra Peak | NW 321° | 3,791.8 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Davis | NNW 337° | 3,740 m | 7.7 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | N 351° | 3,738 m | 3.4 mi |
| Michael Minaret | NNW 346° | 3,736 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798305
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 23 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 24 mi
- Mono Lake · 29 mi
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