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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 694 m in California. Berryessa Peak stands 927 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Iron Mountain, located in Napa County, California, is approximately 2 miles from the western shore of Lake Berryessa.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6072737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
694 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.55046, -122.26831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sugarloaf Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Little Sugarloaf Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Greeg Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • Oak Shores Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
  • Smittle Creek Day Use Area: 2.1 mi
  • Lake Berryessa Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Las Posadas State Forest: 7.6 mi
  • Alumni Park: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Secret Place: 7.0 mi
  • 4-H Camp: 7.6 mi
  • Roosevelt Redwood Grove: 7.9 mi
  • Arrow Flat: 8.0 mi
  • Mumm: 8.4 mi
Museums: 24
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 16
  • La Prairie De Lavande (The Lavender Meadow): 8.4 mi
  • Le Jardin: 8.5 mi
  • Angwin Community Farm Plots: 9.4 mi
  • Native American Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Nature's Way Montessori School Garden: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 16
Picnic sites: 10
  • Loire Picnic: 8.5 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 8.5 mi
  • Provence Picnic: 8.5 mi
  • Open Capay Space Park: 16.4 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Linda Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 21.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Little Beach: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berryessa PeakNNE 28°927 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 293°906 m15.4 mi
Three PeaksWNW 290°872 m13.1 mi
Windy PointNE 42°865 m8.7 mi
Mount VacaSE 140°857 m13.6 mi
Old BaldyWNW 289°836 m13.5 mi
The BeehiveWNW 287°833 m13.0 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 295°833 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4619:5820:37
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:1016:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475053576471767572635347
Precip in5.75.94.11.71.00.20.00.00.11.12.55.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Markley Cove, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 225984 — Iron Mountain, Napa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768089

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