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. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,124 m
How to reach it
86 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
- Hillside Spring: 3.9 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 25 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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