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Little Iron Mountain

Little Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Iron Mountain rises to 410 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 39 miles off.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31606540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
410 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.70811, -90.63485

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Sundale Park: 3.5 mi
  • Elephant Rocks State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 6.2 mi
  • Labruyere Park: 7.5 mi
  • Irondale park: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Fort Davidson: 6.1 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 10.4 mi
  • Water Tower: 11.3 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 11.4 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Pim Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Chapel Hill Beach: 15.5 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 23.1 mi
  • LKW Waterfront: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Big Drop: 13.4 mi
  • Cats Paw: 13.5 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 16.1 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 21.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • White Oak Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Blue Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 22.6 mi
  • La Hae Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 23.6 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 12.2 mi
  • Pontoon Rides: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Flyleaf: 17.7 mi
  • Educational Garden: 23.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Double Arch: 19.6 mi
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Little Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainSSW 209°538 m10.8 mi
Wildcat MountainSW 214°536 m11.7 mi
Buford MountainWSW 256°531 m3.2 mi
Russell MountainSSW 199°524 m9.9 mi
Brown MountainSE 132°501 m2.6 mi
Stono MountainE 82°499 m4.7 mi
Oak MountainS 174°496 m4.2 mi
Buck MountainSSW 213°495 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4219:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1516:0716:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576674787669574636
Precip in2.62.83.85.35.53.54.33.83.23.34.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 757926 — Little Iron Mountain, St. Francois County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358070128

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