Iron Mountain (Never Summer Mountains)

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Iron Mountain

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Iron Mountain viewed from Rocky Mountain National Park
Highest point
Elevation 12,270 ft (3,740 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,005 ft (306 m) [2]
Isolation 3.40 mi (5.47 km) [2]
Coordinates 40°30′25″N105°51′07″W / 40.5069273°N 105.8519558°W / 40.5069273; -105.8519558 Coordinates: 40°30′25″N105°51′07″W / 40.5069273°N 105.8519558°W / 40.5069273; -105.8519558 [3]
Geography
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Iron Mountain
Location Jackson and Larimer counties, Colorado, United States [3]
Parent range Never Summer Mountains [2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Chambers Lake, Colorado [3]

Iron Mountain is a mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,270-foot (3,740 m) peak is located 2.4 miles (3.8 km) east-southeast (bearing 114°) of the Cameron Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating State Forest State Park and Jackson County from Roosevelt National Forest and Larimer County. [1] [2] [3]

Mountain A large landform that rises fairly steeply above the surrounding land over a limited area

A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges.

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A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak, and zenith are synonymous.

Never Summer Mountains Mountain range in Colorado, US

The Never Summer Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States consisting of seventeen named peaks. The range is located along the northwest border of Rocky Mountain National Park, forming the continental divide between the headwaters of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park to the local-east and the upper basin of the North Platte River to the local-west; the continental divide makes a loop in these mountains. The range is small and tall, covering only 25 sq mi (65 km2) with a north-south length of 10 mi (16 km) while rising to over 12,000 ft (3,700 m) at over ten distinct peaks. The range straddles the Jackson-Grand county line for most of its length, and stretches into Jackson and Larimer county at its northern end. A panoramic view of the range is available from sections of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. One of the northernmost peaks, Nokhu Crags, is prominently visible from the west side of Cameron Pass.

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  1. 1 2 The elevation of Iron Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.606 m (+5.27 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Iron Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Iron Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 5, 2014.