Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 295 m in California. Thornberry Mountain stands 1,429 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chowchilla Recreation Area, a picnic site 3.0 miles away.
The story
mountain in Madera County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 295 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rabbit Hill: 3.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Buford Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Copper Hill: 8.5 mi
- Eastman Lake Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Hidden Lake Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Hensley Lake: 6.0 mi
- Hensley Lake Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Savage Monument Buck Ridge Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 23.4 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 23.4 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 23.5 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 23.5 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Rogers Spring: 7.8 mi
- Pecan Spring: 8.0 mi
- Daulton Spring: 9.4 mi
- Vichy Spring: 9.4 mi
- Specimen Springs: 9.8 mi
- Coarsegold Historic Museum: 14.1 mi
- Madera County Museum: 16.6 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 19.3 mi
- Millerton Courthouse Museum: 19.5 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 20.3 mi
- Chowchilla Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- The Falls Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
- Lakeside Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Ground: 24.5 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 24.6 mi
- Madera County Fairgrounds: 16.1 mi
- Palm and Pine: 19.6 mi
- Table Mountain Casino: 22.2 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 23.7 mi
- Abby Needham Plaque: 17.0 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 23.9 mi
- Sierra Sky Park Historical Marker: 24.5 mi
- San Joaquin Experimental Range: 13.2 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 22.4 mi
- Parkway Trust / Caglia: 23.0 mi
- Angel Falls: 23.9 mi
- Corlieu Falls: 24.4 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 24.7 mi
- Agua Fria: 20.9 mi
- Mount Ophir: 23.4 mi
- Highway Patrol Weigh Station: 18.6 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornberry Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,429 m | 20.8 mi |
| Deadwood Peak | ENE 60° | 1,373 m | 17.5 mi |
| Miami Mountain | NE 36° | 1,304 m | 20.0 mi |
| Crooks Mountain | NE 38° | 1,020 m | 16.9 mi |
| Stumpfield Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,012 m | 19.5 mi |
| Paloni Mountain | NNE 29° | 987 m | 21.0 mi |
| Indian Mountain | N 4° | 987 m | 21.1 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | ENE 58° | 976 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madera Muni AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358768081
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