27.5 km
Length
+515 m
Ascent
−664 m
Descent
1,660 m
Highest point
15
Hairpins
7.9%
Max gradient
0h 37min
Drive time (approx.)
Iron Mountain Road map
27.5 km · 15 hairpins · 1,660 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 100 m1 350 m1 600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km25 km1 653 m

What does Iron Mountain Road look like?

Mount Rushmore overlook (3917174391)
Mount Rushmore overlook (3917174391) · KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Through a Hill to Rushmore
Through a Hill to Rushmore · BakedintheHole · CC BY 4.0
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway - Pigtail Bridge Underpass
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway - Pigtail Bridge Underpass · Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domain
Travelodge motel in Keystone, SD (9286636231)
Travelodge motel in Keystone, SD (9286636231) · m01229 · CC BY 2.0
Stannite with Cernyite (33876011208)
Stannite with Cernyite (33876011208) · Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start and finish

Start
Keystone
43.89263, -103.42599
Finish
Custer County
43.77490, -103.34358

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

7
Ruby House 0.0 km · 1,328 m
BrGr 61 0.0 km · 1,328 m
Boss Pizza + Chicken 0.0 km · 1,328 m
Red's BBQ 0.1 km · 1,329 m
Keystone House Resturant 0.1 km · 1,329 m
Grapes & Grinds 0.8 km · 1,342 m
Mountain Top Grille @ Rushmore Tramway Adventures 1.2 km · 1,355 m

Toilets

4
4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 7.5 km.

Parking

21
Iron Mountain Parking 7.5 km · 1,599 m
Bison Lookout 27.5 km · 1,180 m
19 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 27.5 km.

Fuel

1
Route 66 0.5 km · 1,334 m

Viewpoints

3
3 unnamed places along the road, from 5.1 km to 9.0 km.