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Pine Mountain 500

Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States View on map
Aug 08, 2027 (America/Menominee local time)
Running

About this race

Race yourself and other competitors up the 500 stairs of Giant Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain, Michigan.  Are you tough enough to become the "King of the Mountain"? How about tackling the Deuce? Better yet, Challenge yourself to the EXTREME route!

New for 2026 - the Pine Muddin' 500, Trail run! Tackle one of our trails before you climb the stairs. Route is TBD but we can assure you - it's going to be a new challenge that'll be worth every second of training! 

The event will start at the top of Pine Mountain.  Participants will race down Kramer Drive to Lower Pine Mountain Road/Hibbard Street before turning on Pine Mountain Road and racing to the Pine Mountain 500.  Event is chip timed and participants will receive an overall and a Pine Mountain 500 time. Deuce participants will do it twice! EXTREME participants will do it FOUR times! 

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Running

Pine Mountain 500

Length is approximate**

Aug 08, 2027 4.8K 9:00 AM
$30.00
Open

Pine Mountain 500 - Deuce

Length is approximate**Length is approximate**

Aug 08, 2027 9.7K 8:30 AM
$35.00
Open

Pine Mountain 500 - Extreme

Length is approximate**

Aug 08, 2027 19.3K 8:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Pine Muddin' 500 - Trail Run

Brand new option for 2026 - Trail run! Distance is an estimate**

Aug 08, 2027 3.2K 9:00 AM
$30.00
Open

Pine Muddin' 500 - Trail Run - Deuce

Brand new option for 2026 - Trail run ×2! Distance is an estimate**

Aug 08, 2027 6.4K 8:30 AM
$35.00
Open

Pine Muddin' 500 - Trail Run - Extreme

Brand new option for 2026 - Trail run ×4! Distance is an estimate**

Aug 08, 2027 12.9K 8:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Iron Mountain, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 8, 2027 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 8, 2027 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 28m

The sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (CDT) in Iron Mountain on August 8, 2027 — 14h 28m of daylight.

Course

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Iron Mountain events

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