Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 2,942 m in Idaho. Vienna Peak stands 3,116 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak 9712, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Iron Mountain, at 9,694 feet (2,955 m) high is one of the peaks of the Soldier Mountains of Idaho. Iron Mountain is located at the west end of the range northwest of Fairfield in Camas County and Sawtooth National Forest. While only a class 2 ascent, the primary route up Iron Mountain is 11 miles (18 km) one way. The primary trail to the summit is open to use by two wheel motorized off-road vehicles. An old Forest Service fire lookout can be found on the summit. The northern slopes of Iron Mountain are drained by Deadwood Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Boise River. Heart Lake is just north-northeast of Iron Mountain while Upper Deadwood Lake is southeast of the peak. Iron Mountain is northwest of Boardman Peak.
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Wikidata Q8536537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,942 m
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Galena Summit Overlook · 28 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peak 9712: 0.9 mi
- Boardman Peak: 3.0 mi
- Cold Spring Ridge: 4.0 mi
- Deer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Grouse Butte: 5.5 mi
- Elk Point: 15.4 mi
- Big Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Windmill Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 19.2 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
- Rocky Bar: 16.1 mi
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 18.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna Peak | NNE 24° | 3,116 m | 23.6 mi |
| Baker Peak | ENE 63° | 3,098 m | 20.4 mi |
| Smoky Dome | ESE 120° | 3,077 m | 6.3 mi |
| Two Point Mountain | NNE 14° | 3,061 m | 14.2 mi |
| Big Peak | ENE 60° | 3,049 m | 18.2 mi |
| North Smoky Dome | ESE 114° | 3,029 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ross Peak | N 6° | 2,970 m | 13.0 mi |
| Steel Mountain | NW 317° | 2,965 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:42 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:20 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hill City 1 W, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 383760 — Iron Mountain, Camas County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656612
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