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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Mountain rises to 442 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Iron Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 39 miles off.

The story

mountain in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31605816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
442 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.71144, -90.62624

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Sundale Park: 3.2 mi
  • Elephant Rocks State Park: 5.2 mi
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 6.4 mi
  • Labruyere Park: 7.1 mi
  • Irondale park: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Fort Davidson: 6.4 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 10.0 mi
  • Water Tower: 10.8 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 10.9 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Pim Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Chapel Hill Beach: 15.9 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 23.2 mi
  • LKW Waterfront: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Big Drop: 13.2 mi
  • Cats Paw: 13.3 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 16.6 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 21.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • White Oak Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Blue Springs: 20.0 mi
  • La Hae Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 23.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 23.8 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 11.7 mi
  • Pontoon Rides: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Flyleaf: 17.4 mi
  • Educational Garden: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Double Arch: 19.0 mi
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 14.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainSSW 210°538 m11.2 mi
Wildcat MountainSW 215°536 m12.1 mi
Buford MountainWSW 254°531 m3.7 mi
Russell MountainSSW 201°524 m10.3 mi
Brown MountainSE 143°501 m2.5 mi
Stono MountainE 84°499 m4.2 mi
Oak MountainS 181°496 m4.4 mi
Buck MountainSW 215°495 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4219:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1516:0716:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576674787669574636
Precip in2.62.83.85.35.53.54.33.83.23.34.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 756213 — Iron Mountain, St. Francois County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358067792

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