Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain rises to 1,948 m in Idaho. Mount Pend Oreille stands 2,056 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039042, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1948 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Island Pond Overlook · 13 mi
- Popsicle Bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Clifty Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Twentymile Peak: 3.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Georgia Mae Plaza: 10.3 mi
- Boundary County Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 15.8 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 13.9 mi
- Yaak Falls: 15.7 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 21.6 mi
- Boundary County Museum: 10.4 mi
- Troy Museum: 16.2 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 10.4 mi
- Leslie Springs: 14.2 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 21.6 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pend Oreille | S 173° | 2,056 m | 10.5 mi |
| Glad Peak | SSE 162° | 2,054.352 m | 15.7 mi |
| Clifty Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,041 m | 3.4 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | SE 133° | 2,038 m | 7.2 mi |
| Line Point | NNE 27° | 2,021 m | 15.5 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,018 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NE 40° | 1,993 m | 14.3 mi |
| Newton Mountain | NE 49° | 1,990 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 21:02 | 21:51 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 15:58 | 16:52 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 383763 — Iron Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656622
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