Iron Mountain, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Beryl-Newcastle census division. It lies near Blowout Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Page Ranch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Page Ranch quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Page Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Page Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Iron Mountain between 1992 and 2019, burning about 67 acres in total. 97 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | PAGE |
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | PAGE |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | GHOST RIDER |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | COMSTOCK |
| 26 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | DESERT MOUND |
| 24 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | LITTLE PINTO |
| 2 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | 1027 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Iron Mountain: 20 past producers, 17 occurrences, 12 prospects, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout Mine | Iron, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1945, 1947 | |
| Blowout Mine | Lead, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Homestake Mine | Iron, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Iron Springs District | Iron, Manganese, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1849, 1874 | |
| Pinto Mine | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Pinto Mine | Lead, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Shamrock Quarries | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Utah Shamrock Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Silver Peak Gravel Pit #17 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Silver Peak Gravel Pit No.17 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Irontown | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Desert Mound | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Newcastle | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Kanarraville | 12.2 miles | 19 | |
| Iron Springs | 12.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hamiltons Fort | 12.7 miles | 19 | |
| Halivah | 13.1 miles | 18 | |
| Beryl Junction | 15.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1442049. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









