Iron Mountain (Florida)

Iron Mountain is one of the highest points in peninsular Florida, United States and a prominent point of the Lake Wales Ridge.

Rising 295 feet (90 m) above sea level,[1] The mountain contains citronelle, a hematite-containing rock that oxidizes when exposed to air and is responsible for the red-brown color of the earth.

[1] The ridge is located just north of the city of Lake Wales.

The tower of Bok Tower Gardens is built on the summit.

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