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Old Iron Mountain

Old Iron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Old Iron Mountain rises to 1,798 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1798 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70546, -120.39131

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Springs: 21
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cleveland Corral: 5.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Leoni House: 9.1 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 17.6 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 22.7 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 24.6 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Old Iron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakNE 52°3,042.818 m15.8 mi
Mount PriceNE 47°3,040 m16.0 mi
AgassizNE 48°3,038 m15.9 mi
Little PyramidNE 42°2,876.398 m16.5 mi
Thunder MountainE 98°2,865 m16.3 mi
Glove RockE 96°2,853 m16.7 mi
Red PeakNNE 31°2,833 m17.7 mi
Martin PointE 94°2,819 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3819:5120:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659293 — Old Iron Mountain, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806994

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