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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: 59
  • 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: 15
  • 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: 15
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
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
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 16.7 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berryessa PeakNNE927 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW906 m15.4 mi
Three PeaksWNW872 m13.1 mi
Windy PointNE865 m8.7 mi
Mount VacaSE857 m13.6 mi
Old BaldyWNW836 m13.5 mi
The BeehiveWNW833 m13.0 mi
Twin PeaksWNW833 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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