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Ironmonger Mountain

Ironmonger Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ironmonger Mountain rises to 536 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
536 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.69680, -81.63232

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Drexel Heritage Park: 4.2 mi
  • Methodist Park: 4.2 mi
  • McCombs Park: 4.6 mi
  • East Union Street Park: 4.6 mi
  • Martha's Park: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • McGalliard Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Little River Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 6.5 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 7.1 mi
Museums: 20
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 4.2 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 4.5 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 4.6 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Hudson Depot Museum: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 10
  • Historic Town Limits: 4.4 mi
  • Historic Town Limit: 4.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Old Hickory Tavern: 16.6 mi
  • Mortimer memorial: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Observation Deck: 12.9 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 20.6 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 22.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 15.2 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 15.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.6 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Ironmonger Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobSW 230°918 m9.0 mi
Hickory KnobSW 227°907 m8.1 mi
Propst MountainSW 231°905 m8.8 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 229°901 m8.3 mi
Walker TopSW 233°886 m6.1 mi
Benn KnobS 190°882 m9.2 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 216°874 m7.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainSSW 213°870 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807790

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