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Iron Mountain

Illinois

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Iron Mountain is a summit in Illinois, at 709 feet elevation. It is reached by the Iron Mountain trail, a 2.32-mile trail with 560 feet of elevation gain.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

709 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Iron Mountain

Illinois

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Anna 2 Nne, IL weather station, 4.9 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan45° high25° low
  2. Feb50° high29° low
  3. Mar61° high37° low
  4. Apr71° high46° low
  5. May79° high56° low
  6. Jun87° high65° low
  7. Jul90° high69° low
  8. Aug89° high67° low
  9. Sep83° high59° low
  10. Oct73° high48° low
  11. Nov59° high37° low
  12. Dec48° high30° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Kaolin, Illinois · 0.7 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Shawnee National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

    Iron Mountain — Summit in Illinois | Roamze