Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 88 m in Florida. Lakeland Highlands stands 81 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bok Tower Gardens, a historic site 0.1 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 1.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Iron Mountain is one of the highest points in peninsular Florida, United States and a prominent point of the Lake Wales Ridge. Rising 295 feet (90 m) above sea level, The mountain contains citronelle, a hematite-containing rock that oxidizes when exposed to air and is responsible for the red-brown color of the earth. The ridge is located just north of the city of Lake Wales. The tower of Bok Tower Gardens is built on the summit.
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Wikidata Q6072729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 88 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Named places within 25 miles
- Northwest Complex: 1.7 mi
- Stuart Park: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Avenue Play Park: 2.0 mi
- Linton Sports Complex: 2.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 2.1 mi
- Green Horizon Land Trust: 4.1 mi
- Green Horizon Land Trust: 4.1 mi
- Ridge Audubon Nature Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Hatchineha Ranch Conservation Bank Conservation Easements: 7.2 mi
- Hatchineha Ranch Mitigation Bank: 7.8 mi
- Ridge Live Steamers: 5.0 mi
- The LEGO MOVIE World: 7.8 mi
- Emmet's Super Suite - Character Meet & Greet: 7.8 mi
- Royal Joust: 7.8 mi
- Merlin's Challenge: 7.9 mi
- Lake Wales History Museum: 2.6 mi
- Lake Wales Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- Margaret Kampsen Historic Depot: 6.6 mi
- Frostproof Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Auburndale Parks & Recreation Department: 15.8 mi
- Bok Tower Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Statue: 6.5 mi
- The Florida Pool: 8.3 mi
- Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center: 22.1 mi
- Former Skate Park: 24.0 mi
- Horseshoe Creek Hill: 15.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 20.2 mi
- Lakeland Highlands: 20.9 mi
- Auburndale Rotary Butterfly Garden: 15.8 mi
- Lynn's Garden: 23.4 mi
- Hollis Gardens: 24.0 mi
- Butterfly Gate: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Highlands | W 275° | 81 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SW 224° | 39 m | 20.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Creek Hill | N 4° | 32 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:01 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Lake, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 284593 — Iron Mountain, Polk County, Florida.
OpenStreetMap element node/358697936
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