Iron Mountain
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Iron Mountain rises to 3,479 m in Colorado. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 4.6 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 16 miles off.
The story
Iron Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the southern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,416-foot (3,480 m) peak is located 3.9 miles (6.2 km) west-northwest (bearing 296°) of the North La Veta Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Costilla and Huerfano counties.
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Wikidata Q14684644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,479 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 25.4 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Lone Rock Hill: 5.3 mi
- Dump Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Rough Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Little Sheep Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Windy Point: 5.9 mi
- Pinon Hill: 16.2 mi
- Profile Rock: 17.7 mi
- Devils Stairsteps: 19.1 mi
- Big Wall: 20.0 mi
- Mosca Spring: 15.4 mi
- Denton Spring: 15.4 mi
- Trover Spring: 17.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bailey Spring: 18.5 mi
- Railroad Park: 16.0 mi
- Veteran's Park: 17.2 mi
- Fort Garland Park: 17.4 mi
- Blanca Park: 19.9 mi
- Zapata Falls: 16.4 mi
- Apache Falls: 20.9 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 16.5 mi
- Rock dedicated to L.B. "Bill" Casselman: 19.1 mi
- Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center: 17.7 mi
- Great Sand Dunes National Park: 22.4 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | WSW 252° | 4,374 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Lindsey | WSW 251° | 4,282 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | WSW 254° | 4,282 m | 13.6 mi |
| Little Bear Peak | WSW 250° | 4,280 m | 14.2 mi |
| California Peak | W 263° | 4,221 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hamilton Peak | WSW 246° | 4,154 m | 13.3 mi |
| West Spanish Peak | SE 142° | 4,140 m | 23.0 mi |
| Spanish Peaks | SE 140° | 4,136 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheep MTN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358928193
Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 16 mi
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