Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 736 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the west-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34825024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 736 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 9.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 6 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Hill: 0.6 mi
- Owls Head Lookout: 1.3 mi
- Cobble Hill: 1.5 mi
- Otis Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Peak: 2.2 mi
- Aserisk: 5.6 mi
- Banana Belt: 5.6 mi
- Nubble Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Future Wall: 5.7 mi
- Vanity Face: 5.7 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 4.4 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 6.5 mi
- Russell Falls: 7.3 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 9.1 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 10.2 mi
- Meacham House: 13.6 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 4.8 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 9.6 mi
- Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center: 10.0 mi
- Coon Mountain Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 6.6 mi
- Milholland Park: 7.2 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 8.5 mi
- Lee Park: 10.4 mi
- Ballard Park: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 14.0 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 14.0 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 14.1 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 16.0 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 16.0 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 3.3 mi
- The Iron Center: 13.5 mi
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 14.2 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 15.2 mi
- Westport Beach: 10.4 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 13.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 14.0 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.1 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 22.2 mi
- Footbridge Park: 3.1 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 13.3 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 13.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.9 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.5 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 24.7 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 24.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 23.1 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 25.0 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Tahawus: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,410 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | SW 234° | 1,338 m | 3.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 265° | 1,203 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NW 315° | 1,121 m | 4.7 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | N 350° | 1,102 m | 7.6 mi |
| Noonmark Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,058 m | 7.6 mi |
| Tripod Mountain | W 280° | 1,001 m | 4.7 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | NNW 333° | 982 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953773 — Iron Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357566289
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 2 mi
- Westport · 10 mi
- Essex · 17 mi
- Crown Point · 19 mi
- Charlotte · 22 mi
- Shelburne · 25 mi
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