Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 2,124 m in Nevada. Pennsylvania Hill stands 2,751 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2124 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pin Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Whisky Point: 3.0 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 3.3 mi
- Copper Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Alder Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 0.3 mi
- Bruneau Spring: 2.1 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 2.2 mi
- Willis Meadow: 2.7 mi
- Willis Meadow: 2.8 mi
- Patsville: 9.4 mi
- Rio Tinto: 9.7 mi
- Rowland: 12.4 mi
- White Rock: 19.5 mi
- Gold Creek: 19.6 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Danger Point: 24.7 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Hill | SSW 209° | 2,751 m | 16.2 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | SE 141° | 2,672 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 127° | 2,632 m | 19.7 mi |
| Blue Jacket Peak | SSW 213° | 2,573 m | 19.6 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | SE 129° | 2,535 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | E 94° | 2,491 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rosebud Mountain | SE 132° | 2,480 m | 19.1 mi |
| Fly Head | SW 222° | 2,432 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 860145 — Iron Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558215
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