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Iron Mountain (Sweet Grass County, Montana)
Iron Mountain may refer to: Places Czech Republic Ranges * Iron Mountains (Czech Republic) / Železné hory, a mountain ridge in Chrudim District in the middle of Czech Republic United States Communities * Iron Mountain, Michigan, a city * Iron Mountain, Missouri, a community and historic mining area in St. Francois County * Farthing, Wyoming, also known as Iron Mountain * Iron Mountains (California) * Camp Iron Mountain California Mines * Iron Mountain Mine, a toxic mine and Superfund site near Redding, California * Iron Mountain District, a series of magnetite and hematite deposits in southwestern Utah Summits * Iron Mountain (Los Angeles County), California * Iron Mountain (Madera County, California) * Iron Mountain (Napa County, California) * Iron Mountain (Sangre de Cristo Range), southern Colorado * Iron Mountain (Never Summer Mountains), northern Colorado * Iron Mountain (Florida) * Iron Mountain (Idaho) * Iron Mountain (Oregon) * Iron Mountain (South Dakota) * Iron Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountains (Czech Republic)
The Iron Mountains (Železné hory) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic, which is a part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. Their location is in the North of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. They have an area of 748 km², their average height is 480,8 metres, and their highest peak is Pešava at a height of 697 metres which is located exactly in the Sečská Upland, which is part of the Iron Mountains. But other sources state that the highest peak is Vestec, at a height of 668 metres. Etymology The mountain's name originates from the past metal abundance of the region, as it was the site of many mines of iron. Geography The mountain range can be characterised geographically, as an upland with a triangular shape, with a plateau from the southeast through to the northwest of the mountains. Divisions *Chvaletická Plateau *Sečská Upland Highest mountain peaks *Pešava 697 metres *Vestec 668 metres *Spálava 663 metres *U Chloumku 661 metres *Srní 653 metres *Zuberský ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (Idaho)
Iron Mountain, at high is one of the peaks of the Soldier Mountains of Idaho. Iron Mountain is located at the west end of the range northwest of Fairfield in Camas County and Sawtooth National Forest.Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" ap1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998. While only a class 2 ascent, the primary route up Iron Mountain is one way. The primary trail to the summit is open to use by two wheel motorized off-road vehicles. An old Forest Service fire lookout can be found on the summit. The northern slopes of Iron Mountain are drained by Deadwood Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Boise River. Heart Lake is just north-northeast of Iron Mountain while Upper Deadwood Lake is southeast of the peak. Iron Mountain is northwest of Boardman Peak Boardman Peak, at high is one of the peaks of the Soldier Mountains of Idaho. Boardman Peak is located at the center of the range south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Mountain Jump
The Pine Mountain Ski Jump is a ski jump located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, Dickinson County. It is part of the Kiwanis Ski Club and hosts annual FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup competitions. "Pine Mountain Slide is known throughout the world as one of the better jumping hills." Annually in February, it "hosts jumpers from around the world at the best tournament in the United States." Top-rated foreign jumpers compete. Currently (excluding ski flying hills) Pine Mountain holds the U.S. records for the longest jump in World Cup competition at 140m (459 feet), as well as the overall distance record at 144m (472.44feet). The facility also includes two smaller ski jumping hills that are built into the hill northwest of the large hill. Attendance is about 20,000 ski jumping fans year around. Specifications *Scaffold height: *Scaffold length: 117m *Length of underhill (end of take-off to outrun): *Length of underhill (end of scaffold to end of outrun): *Critical point ( K-poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (riverboat)
The ''Iron Mountain'' was a stern-wheeler that plied the Mississippi River for ten years until sinking in 1882. Built in 1872 on the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, the boat was long and had a beam. The ship ran aground and sank in 1882. However, a common legend claims that it mysteriously disappeared. Sinking The ''Iron Mountain'' sailed from Vicksburg on March 25, 1882, and hit an obstruction at Stumpy Point, near Island 102, which holed her hull and sank her. The crew scrambled onto one of the barges and escaped. Ellen Anderson, a chambermaid/ship stewardess, was caught below decks and killed. Her body was recovered the next day with some wreckage, but there was no sign of the ship. Further wreckage was found on June 30, several miles from where the boat was lost. The sinking of the ship was reported locally, with articles appearing in the March 27 edition of the Vicksburg ''Daily Commercial'', and the March 28 issue of the ''Daily Memphis Avalanche''. The ship was not found until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (company)
Iron Mountain Inc. () is an American enterprise information management services company founded in 1951 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Its records management, information destruction, and data backup and recovery services are supplied to more than 220,000 customers in 58 countries throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. As of 2020 over 94% of Fortune 1000 companies use Iron Mountain's services to store and manage their information in some capacity. Iron Mountain is a component of the S&P 500 Index and a member of the FTSE4Good index. History Background The company was started by Herman Knaust, who had made his fortune growing and marketing mushrooms. He purchased a depleted iron ore mine and of land in Kingston, New York for $9,000 in 1936, needing more space to grow his product. By 1950, the mushroom market had shifted, and Knaust was looking for alternative uses for his mine, which he had named "Iron Mountain." Foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountains
The Iron Mountains are a mountain range, subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains. These mountains are located around the common meeting point of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. A portion of the Appalachian Trail runs the crest of the Iron Mountains above Watauga Lake and the Watauga River near Elizabethton, Tennessee, and then runs northeastly by Shady Valley, Tennessee, Shady Valley, Tennessee, finally ascending Holston Mountain and into Virginia. In addition, the historic Virginia Creeper Trail traverses the Iron Mountains between Damascus, Virginia, Damascus and Whitetop, Virginia. See also * Mountain City, Tennessee * Johnson County, Tennessee * Whitetop, Virginia * Grayson County, Virginia * Washington County, Virginia * Elizabethton, Tennessee * Carter County, Tennessee * Roan Mountain, Tennessee {{Coord missing, Tennessee Iron Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains Mountain ranges of Virginia Mountain ranges of Tennessee Mountain ranges of North Carolina Subranges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (Pierce County, Washington)
Iron Mountain is a mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. Part of the Cascade Range, it is situated near the base of the Success Cleaver, overlooking Indian Henry's Hunting Ground. Its nearest higher peak is Copper Mountain, to the north. The summit provides views of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, Mount Wow, and peaks of the Tatoosh Range. Precipitation runoff from Iron Mountain drains into Tahoma Creek, Devils Dream Creek, and Fishers Horn Pipe Creek, which are all tributaries of the Nisqually River. There were great hopes in the late 1800s that mines on Mount Rainier could be a source of precious metals such as copper, silver, and gold. Dark reddish rock found on Iron Mountain was thought to be iron or iron oxide.Mount Rainier National Park Place Names. Gary Fuller Reese (author), 2009. Its name was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Climate Iron Mountain is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (Jefferson County, Washington)
Iron Mountain is a elevation summit located in the eastern Olympic Mountains in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is set within Buckhorn Wilderness, on land managed by Olympic National Forest. It is situated between Buckhorn Mountain, to the southwest, and Mount Worthington, to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from Iron Mountain drains south into the Big Quilcene River, and north into Copper Creek which is a tributary of the Dungeness River. Topographic relief is significant as the southeast aspect rises above the Big Quilcene River in less than one mile, and the north aspect rises above Buckhorn Lake in one-half mile. Old-growth forests of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar grow in the valleys surrounding the peak. The nearest community is Quilcene 11 miles to the east. Climate Iron Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast towa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (Utah)
Iron Mountain, in southern Iron County, Utah, United States, is the namesake of Iron County. Its summit is at Description The mountain has a long history of iron mining, in the form of magnetite and hematite. Mining at this site goes back to Brigham Young and Mormon pioneers in the 1850s. The early history of this mining can be seen at Iron Mission State Park in nearby Cedar City, Utah. It is one of three major peaks in the Iron Mountain Mining District. See also * List of Mountains in Utah Mountains in Utah are numerous and have varying elevations and prominences. Kings Peak, in the Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County, Utah, is the highest point in the state and has the greatest prominence. It has elevation and prominence . It ... References External links Mountains of Iron County, Utah Iron mines in the United States Mountains of Utah {{Utah-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (South Dakota)
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 Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: ''Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe'', or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota .... References Black Hills Mountains of South Dakota Landforms of Pennington County, South Dakota {{SouthDakota-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mountain (Oregon)
Iron Mountain is a mountain located in the Willamette National Forest of Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T .... The mountain is best known for its hike that leads to the top. The top provides views of nearby mountains such as Mt. Jefferson. The top also has a platform for hikers to relax and take in the view. References Mountains of Oregon Volcanoes of Oregon Volcanoes of the United States {{Oregon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
