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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 300 m in Alabama. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the east-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is CSA, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31721600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
300 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.98065, -86.42360

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 29
  • CSA: 2.0 mi
  • Antioch Cemetary: 2.8 mi
  • USAF Combat Controller SSGT. Forrest B. Sibley Memorial Bridge: 2.8 mi
  • The Gamble School: 3.3 mi
  • Champion Mines: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Angel Wings: 3.7 mi
  • Welcome To Oneonta: 3.9 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 16.0 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 16.0 mi
  • Pietà: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cornelius Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Powell Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Noccalula Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Noccalula Falls: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laylas’s Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 15.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chandler MountainESE 122°452 m8.3 mi
Wornock MountainW 274°436 m15.8 mi
Butler MountainSSW 211°430 m21.1 mi
Aurora MountainNE 50°425 m17.9 mi
Foster MountainSSW 211°421 m21.6 mi
Cahaba MountainSSW 200°419 m17.2 mi
Saint Clair MountainSSW 201°414 m12.5 mi
Black Oak MountainSSW 211°413 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3619:2420:01
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0316:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434654627077818074635345
Precip in5.55.55.15.64.25.25.03.64.13.44.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358946466

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