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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.99035, -86.00330

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Artworks: 51
Attractions: 44
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 28
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 7
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 20.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bee Knob HillSSW 210°306 m10.6 mi
Dawson KnobESE 112°295 m12.7 mi
Hayes HillWNW 298°282 m11.9 mi
Buck KnobsSW 226°280 m7.0 mi
Hogback HillWSW 251°280 m16.1 mi
Indian HillS 179°275 m6.3 mi
Windell HillNW 314°272 m14.3 mi
Brooks HillENE 70°269 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2220:3121:11
September equinox07:3219:0819:43
December solstice07:5716:4717:29

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566572767568574537
Precip in4.03.54.95.46.04.54.93.63.83.93.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358593628

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