Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 362 m in Alabama. Morton Hill stands 628 m to the east, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Berman Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
Wikidata Q31721612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 362 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 26.8 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Hill: 0.6 mi
- Baltzell Mountains: 0.8 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.9 mi
- Blue Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Egbert Hill: 1.1 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- John L. Dunson Park: 2.4 mi
- Zinn Park: 2.6 mi
- Pelham Park: 2.8 mi
- Berman Museum: 0.5 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 0.5 mi
- Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 8.7 mi
- Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center: 13.8 mi
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 15.1 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 2.7 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 6.9 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 8.3 mi
- MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Janney Furnace: 13.9 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 14.5 mi
- Talladega College Entrance Gate: 25.0 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 2.8 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 3.1 mi
- All Saints Garden: 2.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 9.1 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 14.7 mi
- Minden: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hill | E 92° | 628 m | 4.2 mi |
| Big Oak Mountain | ENE 57° | 612 m | 5.5 mi |
| Moorman Hill | ENE 61° | 608 m | 4.9 mi |
| King Hill | SE 127° | 594 m | 3.3 mi |
| Stanley Hill | ESE 111° | 581 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wikoff Hill | E 85° | 549 m | 3.9 mi |
| Frederick Hill | ENE 68° | 541 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mokeley Hill | ENE 63° | 539 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anniston Metro AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 120700 — Iron Mountain, Calhoun County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358916740
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