Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 2,077 m in Idaho. Copper Butte stands 2,172 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is O'Hara Creek Research Natural Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2077 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 129.9 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lick Point: 3.6 mi
- O'Hara Point: 3.8 mi
- Nugget Point: 4.5 mi
- Goddard Point: 5.8 mi
- Elk Summit: 6.1 mi
- West Fork Point: 2.6 mi
- Hot Point: 9.6 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Jungle Point: 17.5 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 8.1 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Stites City Park: 22.5 mi
- Kooskia City Park: 24.0 mi
- Cotter Bar: 23.9 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.4 mi
- Freds Spring: 20.0 mi
- Selway Falls: 12.7 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Butte | E 86° | 2,172 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 242° | 2,171 m | 9.1 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | S 190° | 2,160 m | 17.8 mi |
| Coolwater Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,113 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ghost Mountain | NE 35° | 2,089 m | 16.1 mi |
| Anderson Butte | ESE 119° | 2,085 m | 11.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | E 83° | 2,081 m | 14.6 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | NE 35° | 2,075 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:51 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656619
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