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Welcome to Iron Mountain ...

Iron Mountain is located in Iron County<1>.

When the people of Iron Mountain refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Mountaineer<2>

A typical abbreviation for Iron Mountain: Iron Mtn. (or less commonly used: Iron Mntn.)

Iron Mountain is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Iron Mountain is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Iron Mountain lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Iron Mountain, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Iron Mountain: 435

Communities Also Named Iron Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Iron Mountain - they are located in California (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iron Mountain.

Communities near Iron Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iron Mountain.

  • Cedar City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cedar City is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
    • Former names for Cedar City:
    • Coal Creek
    • Little Muddy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <4>
  • Enterprise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Kanarraville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Highlands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
  • Pinto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinto is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
  • Newcastle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fort Harmony ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Harmony is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harmony
  • Fort Kanarra ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Kanarra is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanarra
  • Hamblin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamblin is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Iron Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iron Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iron Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Iron Mountain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Iron Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Iron Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iron Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Iron Mountain refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Iron Mountain may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iron Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.