Iron Mountain

Description

Wikipedia

Iron Mountain is a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota, notable for the fact that U.S. Route 16A was purposely built directly over its summit to provide scenic views of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Best months

Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averages

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name	Elevation	Bearing	Distance
Doane Mountain	1,536 m	↑NW 326°	2.4 km
Mount Rushmore	1,725 m	↑NW 318°	3.1 km
Old Baldy Mountain	1,703 m	↑NW 331°	4.1 km

Climbing routes

nearest first

Route	Area	Grade	From summit
Schist Traverse	Rubiks Ridge	V1	715 m
Rushmore Bar	Rubiks Ridge	6c	715 m
Kevin's Influences	Rubiks Ridge	7a	715 m
Brian's Dihedral	Rubiks Ridge	5a	715 m
Keystone Wise Crack (Left Fork)	Rubiks Ridge	6a	715 m
Bein's Toprope	Rubiks Ridge	7c+	715 m
Neon Ghost Town	Rubiks Ridge	6b+	715 m
Keystone Wise Crack (Right Fork)	Rubiks Ridge	6c+	715 m
Rognile Dihedral	Rubiks Ridge	4b	715 m
Lo Shu	Rubiks Ridge	5c	715 m
Whose Line is it Anyway?	Rubiks Ridge	5c	715 m
Light Bulb Moment	Influences Wall	V4-5	718 m
Schist Overhang	Influences Wall	V2-3	718 m
Impaired Choices	Influences Wall	V6-	718 m
Rock 'em Sock 'em	Influences Wall	V8	718 m
Double Blow	Influences Wall	V6+	718 m
Split Personalities	Split Personalities Rock	V2+	739 m
Desperate Personalities	Split Personalities Rock	V1+	739 m
Shattered Face	Other Side of Things Rock, The	V0-	746 m
North East Crack	Other Side of Things Rock, The	V0-	746 m
Bob's Bulge Right	Other Side of Things Rock, The	V3	746 m
Bob's Bulge - Left	Other Side of Things Rock, The	V4	746 m
Bob's Bulge - Center	Other Side of Things Rock, The	V1	746 m
North Arete - Right Side	Other Side of Things Rock, The	V0-	746 m
Black Band	Other Side of Things Rock, The	V1-2	746 m