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Iron Mountain (Jefferson County, Washington)

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is significant as the southeast aspect rises 2,800 feet (850 meters) above the Big Quilcene River in less than one mile, and the north aspect rises 1,700 feet (520 meters) above Buckhorn Lake in one-half mile. Old-growth forests of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar grow in the
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danger. During winter months weather is usually cloudy, but due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.
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originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (
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Iron Mountain (left) and Buckhorn Mountain (center and right) seen from the north along Tubal Cain Trail.
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View from Mount Constance with Buckhorn, Iron, and Worthington at top
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era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.
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Places adjacent to Iron Mountain (Jefferson County, Washington)
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valleys surrounding the peak. The nearest community is
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oceanic crust. The mountains were sculpted during the
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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Buckhorn Mountain
Isolation
Coordinates
47°49′42″N 123°06′36″W / 47.8284289°N 123.1101090°W / 47.8284289; -123.1101090
Iron Mountain is located in Washington (state)
Iron Mountain is located in the United States
Washington
Jefferson
Buckhorn Wilderness
Parent range
Olympic Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Eocene
First ascent
Easiest route
class 3
scrambling
summit
Olympic Mountains
Jefferson County
Washington
Buckhorn Wilderness
Olympic National Forest
Buckhorn Mountain

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