kids encyclopedia robot

Iron Mountain (Sangre de Cristo Range) facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain is located in Colorado
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain
Location in Colorado
Highest point
Elevation 11,416 ft (3,480 m)
Prominence 1,951 ft (595 m)
Isolation 6.95 mi (11.18 km)
Listing Colorado prominent summits
Geography
Location Costilla and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States
Parent range Sangre de Cristo Range
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Red Wing, Colorado

Iron Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the southern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,416-foot (3,480 m) peak is located 3.9 miles (6.2 km) west-northwest (bearing 296°) of the North La Veta Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Costilla and Huerfano counties.

Mountain

kids search engine
Iron Mountain (Sangre de Cristo Range) Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.