Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 2,808 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039120, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2808 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 17 mi
68 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Muddy Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.0 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Somber Hill: 6.8 mi
- Dan Birkholz Memorial: 11.3 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 17.6 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 18.4 mi
- Fire Lookout: 18.8 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 18.0 mi
- Pelton Park: 11.8 mi
- Old Roach: 15.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | NW 323° | 3,639 m | 19.0 mi |
| Gap Point | NW 326° | 3,585 m | 19.5 mi |
| Browns Peak | NNW 329° | 3,567 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 324° | 3,472 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | NNW 338° | 3,391 m | 19.7 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | NW 313° | 3,318 m | 18.1 mi |
| Shipman Mountain | S 178° | 3,294 m | 21.7 mi |
| Woolf Benchmark | N 350° | 3,245 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centennial 1NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1600532 — Iron Mountain, Albany County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506300
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