Shelter:Iron Mountain

Shelter	Iron Mountain
Capacity	6 People
Privy	No
Trail Head Distance N	4.6 Miles
Trail Head Distance S	11.2 Miles
Elevation	4,125 Feet
Latitude	{{#lat_deg2dms: 36.43532}}
Longitude	{{#long_deg2dms: -81.99111}}
Nearest Medical	Mountain City, TN
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Special Notice
Recently, a camper at the Iron Mountain Shelter on 7/6 received repeated harassment from a black bear. Stays at the shelter are not advised until further notice. Please consider other locations in your trip planning.

Description

Basic three-sided concrete-block/ metal roof shelter with open front and wooden sleeping platform.

Location

As the name implies, along the crest of Iron Mountain right by the AT along the section between Wilbur Dam Rd and TN91.

Water

Water available 0.2 mile south of the shelter.

Maintenance History

• Oct 2017: Installed framing under sleeping platform then covered with hardware cloth.
• 1992: Caulked around nails and under ridge cap.
• Oct 1991: Replaced rafters and laths, and installed new corrugated galvanized steel roof on front, and new heavy duty corrugated galvanized steel roof on back. Painted entire shelter. A picnic table was installed.
• 1960: Built by US Forest Service.

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Shelter name	Section	Trail distance from Damascus
Abingdon Gap Shelter	US421 to Damascus	10.2
McQueens Knob Shelter (emergency shelter)	US421 to Damascus	11.7
Double Springs Shelter	TN91 to US421	18.5
Iron Mountain Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	26.2
Vandeventer Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	33.0
Laurel Fork Shelter	Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd	49.5
Moreland Gap Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	57.0
Mountaineer Falls Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	66.6
Stan Murray Shelter	Carver's Gap to US19E	86.5
Roan High Knob Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	91.7
Clyde Smith Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	100.2
Cherry Gap Shelter	Indian Grave Gap to Iron Mountain Gap	109.3
Curley Maple Gap Shelter	Nolichucky River to Indian Grave Gap	122.2
No Business Knob Shelter	Spivey Gap to Nolichucky River	132.7

Per the 2021 AT Data Book.