Ghost town · Utah
Old Iron Town
Old Iron Town is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,782 m. Signal Peak stands 3,159 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kane Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
ghost town in Iron County, Utah, Unite States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1868
How to reach it
Coordinates37.60000, -113.45000
- 15.7 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kane Point: 2.4 mi
- Miner Hill: 3.6 mi
- Page Point: 4.1 mi
- Pinto: 4.4 mi
- Paradise: 4.7 mi
Parks: 25
- Jefferson Hunt Monument: 7.7 mi
- Fort Harmony Monument: 14.1 mi
- Escalante Interpretive Site: 14.7 mi
- Pine Valley Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Oak Grove Recreation Area: 19.5 mi
Springs: 23
- Cottonwood Spring: 3.7 mi
- Lockeridge Spring: 3.7 mi
- Big Hollow Spring: 4.2 mi
- Crystal Springs: 4.7 mi
- Joel Spring: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hurricane Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Graff Point: 18.9 mi
- Lee Point: 19.8 mi
- Pinon Point: 21.3 mi
- Honeycomb Rocks: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Siege Monument: 12.1 mi
- Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Leeds Creek Kiln: 22.1 mi
- Deseret Iron Works: 22.1 mi
Museums: 4
- The Museum of Composite Propellant Hobby Rocketry: 20.8 mi
- Southern Utah Museum of Art: 21.7 mi
- Frontier Homestead State Park Museum: 22.1 mi
- Silver Reef Museum: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Centurium: 21.2 mi
- Old Sorrel: 21.3 mi
- Ellen (Nellie) Purcell Unthank: 21.5 mi
- Fred C. Adams: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Hambling: 9.4 mi
- Hebron: 20.3 mi
- Silver Reef: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Kolob Canyon Scenic drive: 15.9 mi
- Cedar City Lighthouse: 20.4 mi
- Utah Shakespeare Festival: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lower Kanarra Falls: 16.8 mi
- 2nd Falls End of Hike: 17.0 mi
- Toquerville Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Kanarraville South Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Kanarraville North Rest Area: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- SUU Native Plant Center: 21.0 mi
- Student Community Garden: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Double Arch Alcove: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Old Iron Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Peak | S 187° | 3,159 m | 19.5 mi |
| Burger Peak | S 188° | 3,130 m | 19.2 mi |
| Big Point | SSE 164° | 3,049 m | 13.4 mi |
| Gardner Peak | S 180° | 2,879 m | 14.4 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,770 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bean Hill | ESE 109° | 2,769 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Baldy | SSE 152° | 2,710 m | 13.2 mi |
| Timber Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,694 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:39 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Harmony, 13 mi away.
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