Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 2,217 m in Wyoming. Trout Creek Peak stands 3,200 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Knoll, a peak 4.7 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2217 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 3.3 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
- Sand Knoll: 4.7 mi
- Dutch John Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Richards Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Richards Mountains: 7.3 mi
- Hawks Nest: 7.6 mi
- Goslin Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Edith Aspden Park: 9.0 mi
- Lucerne Point Group Site: 9.0 mi
- Clay Basin Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Little Hole Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Doc Parson Place: 19.6 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 20.1 mi
- Linwood: 11.8 mi
- Greendale: 11.8 mi
- Bridgeport: 17.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 17.6 mi
- Antelope Spring: 19.4 mi
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Laney Rim: 24.5 mi
- John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM): 16.7 mi
- Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Browns Park Waterfowl Area: 18.5 mi
- Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 19.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Creek Peak | SW 219° | 3,200 m | 23.1 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | SSW 199° | 3,116 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Lena | S 177° | 2,972 m | 18.0 mi |
| Limber Flag | S 181° | 2,895 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 92° | 2,865 m | 23.0 mi |
| Limestone Mountain | S 173° | 2,826 m | 21.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,761 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kleins Hill | E 101° | 2,755 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flaming Gorge, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1589956 — Iron Mountain, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356502041
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