Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 2,081 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Mountain - Northeast Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 25 miles off.
The story
Iron Mountain is a 6,826-foot (2,081-metre) elevation summit located in the eastern Olympic Mountains in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is set within Buckhorn Wilderness, on land managed by Olympic National Forest. It is situated between Buckhorn Mountain, 0.58 mi (0.93 km) to the southwest, and Mount Worthington, 0.76 mi (1.22 km) to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from Iron Mountain drains south into the Big Quilcene River, and north into Copper Creek which is a tributary of the Dungeness River. Topographic relief is significant as the southeast aspect rises 2,800 feet (850 meters) above the Big Quilcene River in less than one mile, and the north aspect rises 1,700 feet (520 meters) above Buckhorn Lake in one-half mile. Old-growth forests of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar grow in the valleys surrounding the peak. The nearest community is Quilcene 11 miles to the east.
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Wikidata Q49039111, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,080.6 m
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 27.1 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 29.0 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 10 mi
- South Point · 10 mi
- Sanwick Place Road End · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckhorn Mountain - Northeast Peak: 0.3 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Mount Worthington: 0.8 mi
- Mount Worthington-Northeast Peak: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Peak: 1.7 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 10.7 mi
- Worthington Park: 10.8 mi
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 10.9 mi
- Lake Leland County Park: 11.9 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 14.5 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 14.1 mi
- Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 16.8 mi
- Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 17.0 mi
- Fairgrounds: 17.6 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 18.2 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 2.0 mi
- George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 18.2 mi
- Dungeness School House: 21.7 mi
- Road T to lot 3?: 21.7 mi
- Gate 2: 21.8 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 14.6 mi
- Port Townsend Aero Museum: 21.1 mi
- Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Poulsbo Maritime Museum: 22.4 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
- Murhut Falls: 11.0 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 17.6 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 18.8 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 19.6 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 11.2 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 15.3 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 19.0 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 19.8 mi
- Rude Road Sites: 21.0 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 11.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.7 mi
- Mystery Beach: 12.7 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 13.7 mi
- Portage Beach: 22.5 mi
- Kite Girl: 17.3 mi
- Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 21.9 mi
- Dogfish Bay: 22.4 mi
- Vikings: 22.5 mi
- Uff Da: 22.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 17.6 mi
- Arboretum: 23.4 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 24.5 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 10.9 mi
- McGees: 20.3 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | W 259° | 2,369 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Constance | SSW 192° | 2,364 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Johnson | W 273° | 2,341 m | 5.9 mi |
| Inner Constance | SSW 203° | 2,338 m | 4.4 mi |
| Martin Peak | W 268° | 2,328 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sweat Spire | W 273° | 2,304 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Mystery | WSW 246° | 2,298 m | 5.6 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | W 274° | 2,292 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:27 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1521243 — Iron Mountain, Jefferson County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545317
Day trips start here
- Sequim · 17 mi
- Seabeck · 18 mi
- Poulsbo · 23 mi
- Silverdale · 23 mi
- Keyport · 24 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 24 mi
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