Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 193 m in Kentucky. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Narrows, a cliff 1.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 174 miles off.
The story
mountain in Meade County, Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 193 m
How to reach it
- 173.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 23.2 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Kulmer Beach Reserve: 3.7 mi
- Otter Park: 4.1 mi
- Muldraugh Disc Golf Course: 4.7 mi
- Armor Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Muir Hill: 4.9 mi
- Arnold Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 5.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 6.3 mi
- Snow Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 18.4 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 19.6 mi
- Engineering Art: 20.3 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 20.3 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 20.3 mi
- Caboose Car: 3.2 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 8.8 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 19.5 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 19.5 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 21.8 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 3.2 mi
- Fort Duffield: 3.3 mi
- Stith: 7.1 mi
- Kentucky September 11th Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Confederate Monument: 9.1 mi
- West Point History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Patton Museum Foundation: 6.7 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 16.7 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 17.2 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 19.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 8.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 9.1 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 9.7 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 10.7 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 11.0 mi
- The Narrows: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 10.4 mi
- Blunk Point: 11.3 mi
- Vault Point: 11.6 mi
- Potlick Point: 18.5 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 10.0 mi
- Fairview Lavender Farm: 17.0 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 18.4 mi
- Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Scribner Garden: 22.5 mi
- Grable Spring: 17.7 mi
- Miles Spring: 18.0 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 19.3 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 23.1 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 20.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 24.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 24.2 mi
- Wynnsboro: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Knob Hill | SSW 210° | 306 m | 10.6 mi |
| Dawson Knob | ESE 112° | 295 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hayes Hill | WNW 298° | 282 m | 11.9 mi |
| Buck Knobs | SW 226° | 280 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hogback Hill | WSW 251° | 280 m | 16.1 mi |
| Indian Hill | S 179° | 275 m | 6.3 mi |
| Windell Hill | NW 314° | 272 m | 14.3 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ENE 70° | 269 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:31 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:47 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358593628
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 16 mi
- Corydon · 17 mi
- Georgetown · 21 mi
- Louisville · 22 mi
- New Albany · 23 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 24 mi
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