Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 1,788 m in Wyoming. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Buttes, a peak 0.9 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in Crook County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039124, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1788 m
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pull out · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Buttes: 0.9 mi
- Hooker Peak: 1.1 mi
- Duling Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fish Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Gypsum Buttes: 4.1 mi
- Sundance White Ranch Park: 8.6 mi
- Baseball Feilds: 8.8 mi
- Sundance Pond Park: 8.9 mi
- Sundance City Park: 9.0 mi
- Washington Park: 9.0 mi
- Tinton: 13.4 mi
- Ragged Top: 20.5 mi
- Carbonate: 22.1 mi
- Trojan: 22.6 mi
- Crown Hill: 23.3 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 17.6 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 18.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 22.1 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 22.5 mi
- Lower Windy Pine Falls: 22.7 mi
- Crook County Museum and Art Gallery: 9.1 mi
- The Booth House: 24.9 mi
- Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture: 24.9 mi
- Sundance Kid statue: 9.1 mi
- Klondike School: 14.0 mi
- Roadside picnic: 19.5 mi
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooks Tower | ESE 117° | 2,168 m | 20.6 mi |
| Laird Peak | ESE 111° | 2,089 m | 15.0 mi |
| East Cement Ridge | ENE 72° | 2,034 m | 11.8 mi |
| Warren Peak | NNW 329° | 2,029 m | 14.9 mi |
| West Cement Ridge | ENE 67° | 2,026 m | 11.5 mi |
| Foley Mountain | E 82° | 2,001 m | 21.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,952 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bull Hill | NNW 331° | 1,948 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:34 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sundance, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1589958 — Iron Mountain, Crook County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502044
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