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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.56549, -116.20463

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Snow Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Yaak Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Kootenai Falls: 21.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Boundary County Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Troy Museum: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Kootenai Falls: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Pend OreilleS 173°2,056 m10.5 mi
Glad PeakSSE 162°2,054.352 m15.7 mi
Clifty MountainNNW 348°2,041 m3.4 mi
Roberts MountainSE 133°2,038 m7.2 mi
Line PointNNE 27°2,021 m15.5 mi
Goat MountainNNE 24°2,018 m16.1 mi
Cross MountainNE 40°1,993 m14.3 mi
Newton MountainNE 49°1,990 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:58
June solstice05:4321:0221:51
September equinox07:3219:0319:45
December solstice08:3515:5816:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239475662696859463629
Precip in2.61.82.01.31.81.90.60.51.01.72.53.2

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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