Iron Mountain

Sun, Jul 4, 1999 		Etymology Story Photos / Slideshow Map Profile

Iron Mountain (11,148 ft.)

Named by Wheeler Survey in 1878

"The word iron occurs in the names of about thirty Mountains, probably all applied because of the presence or supposed presence of iron deposits."
- Erwin Gudde, California Place Names

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