Iron Spring

Iron Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Iron Spring

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Iron Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.14906, -122.84602. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Iron Spring

• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~4 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~15 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Herman's Chapel · church · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Xenia's Skete · church · Trinity · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hall City Caves · cave · Trinity · ~40 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~40 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ruth Lake · lake · Trinity · ~63 km · Must-see
• William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park · sanctuary · Tehama · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hayfork Park · park · Trinity · ~67 km · Must-see
• Red Bluff Recreation Area · church · Tehama · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Historic District · fort · Shasta · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Iron Spring

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Iron Spring

• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~16 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~63 km · Must-see
• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~73 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~74 km · Must-see

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