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Iron Heart

Black diamond Lookout Pass, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical277 ft
Length803 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top5,521 ft

Iron Heart drops 277 vertical feet over 803 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 49 named runs at Lookout Pass. It faces north.

How well Iron Heart holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Iron Heart gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lookout Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Lookout Pass. Its top sits at 5,520 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Iron Heart profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Iron Heart elsewhere

Nearby at Lookout Pass

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.