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Iron Boulder locations in Permafrost

The Iron Boulder is a boulder you break with a pickaxe to get Iron.

  • KindResource boulder
  • GivesIron
  • Spots on the map196
  • Named places8
Iron in Permafrost

The Iron Boulder is a boulder you break with a pickaxe to get Iron. The Flint Pickaxe will not do it: its tooltip covers Sulfur, Copper, Coal, Flint and Stone and stops there, so you need a better pickaxe. Aim at a boulder and the prompt shows its name beside a pickaxe icon. If that icon is red and crossed, the tool in your hand cannot break it.

Sonnenberg's Clinic is the place to head for, with 56 spots nearby. Rat Queen's Crossing follows with 15 and Shallow Rift with 10, while Horizon and the Solar Power Plant have 3 each. Away from any named place, 103 spots sit out in the open, so you can pick up Iron between destinations as well. The Iron goes into crafting Iron Ingot and Quality Metal.

Iron Boulder spots by named place

Named placeTypeSpots
Sonnenberg's ClinicSafe zone56
Rat Queen's CrossingMeeting place15
Shallow RiftScavenging area10
HorizonSafe zone3
Solar Power PlantSafe zone3
Charles' ParkExploration zone2
Shattered ConvoyCold zone2
Landscar CaveCave2
Away from any named place—103

Used to craft

ItemCrafted at
Iron IngotStone Furnace
Quality MetalProfessional Smelter

Other boulders

BoulderPickaxeSpots
Rock BoulderStone Pickaxe218
Flint BoulderStone Pickaxe200
Coal BoulderFlint Pickaxe163
Sulfur BoulderFlint Pickaxe137
Copper BoulderFlint Pickaxe136
Gold Boulder—109
Moonrock Boulder—54

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