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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 1,894 m in California. Mount Bruce stands 2,964 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chowchilla Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49039008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1894 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.57283, -119.73383

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 40
Springs: 15
Attractions: 13
Picnic sites: 12
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 8.2 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 8.7 mi
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 8.8 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Parks: 11
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BruceE 83°2,964 m13.3 mi
Buena Vista PeakE 83°2,956 m11.9 mi
Mount RaymondESE 113°2,650 m11.1 mi
White Chief MountainESE 118°2,637 m12.4 mi
Ostrander RocksNE 44°2,482 m11.1 mi
Sentinel DomeNE 38°2,475 m13.2 mi
Tempo DomeNE 40°2,393.1 m7.0 mi
El CapitanNNE 25°2,307 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:3919:4520:24
September equinox06:4818:2318:57
December solstice07:1116:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658835 — Iron Mountain, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806642

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