Deseret Iron Works
Deseret Iron Works is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,768 m. Brian Head stands 3,443 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Street Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- North View Overlook · 12 mi
- Spectra Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Chessmen Ridge Overlook · 13 mi
- Point Supreme Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Knoll: 1.0 mi
- The Red Hill: 1.1 mi
- White Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cross Hollow Hills: 3.4 mi
- Big Hill: 3.5 mi
- Main Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Horseshoe Park: 0.3 mi
- Frontier Homestead State Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Grove: 0.5 mi
- Oak Spring: 10.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.5 mi
- Co-op Spring: 11.5 mi
- Lundale Spring: 12.8 mi
- House Spring: 14.3 mi
- Utah Shakespeare Festival: 0.6 mi
- Cedar City Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- Bristlecone Park: 11.4 mi
- Square Arch: 13.0 mi
- Cedar Breaks National Monument Visitor Center: 13.1 mi
- Strawberry Point: 7.9 mi
- Graff Point: 9.5 mi
- Lee Point: 11.4 mi
- The Highleap: 12.1 mi
- Wasatch Rampart: 12.4 mi
- Fred C. Adams: 0.6 mi
- Ellen (Nellie) Purcell Unthank: 0.8 mi
- Old Sorrel: 0.9 mi
- The Centurium: 1.0 mi
- Brian the Bear: 11.4 mi
- Lake Creek Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Creek Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- 2nd Falls End of Hike: 11.2 mi
- Lower Kanarra Falls: 11.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.8 mi
- Frontier Homestead State Park Museum: 0.3 mi
- Southern Utah Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- The Museum of Composite Propellant Hobby Rocketry: 1.6 mi
- Parowan's Old Rock Church: 16.6 mi
- Student Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- SUU Native Plant Center: 1.2 mi
- Bartizan Arch: 11.8 mi
- Double Arch Alcove: 16.7 mi
- Hwy 14 waypoint: 12.5 mi
- Lowder Family Cabins: 14.8 mi
- Kanarraville South Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Kanarraville North Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Old Iron Town: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Deseret Iron Works. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Head | E 91° | 3,443 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sidney Peaks | E 85° | 3,308 m | 14.4 mi |
| Blowhard Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,224 m | 12.5 mi |
| Navajo Point | E 89° | 3,221 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mammoth Summit | E 96° | 3,184 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 140° | 3,159 m | 10.4 mi |
| Gooseberry Point | SE 127° | 3,153 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pine Spring Knoll | S 183° | 3,053 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:37 | 17:18 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar City, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13831968685
Day trips start here
- Zion National Park · 27 mi
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