Mountain Iron Minnesota Map
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Interactive Map of Mountain Iron, Minnesota
| City | Mountain Iron |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.532427 |
| Longitude | -92.623515 |
| Population | 2,878 |
| Density | 16.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 55768 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| County Seat | Duluth |
| School District | Mountain Iron-Buhl School District |
About Mountain Iron, Minnesota
Mountain Iron is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,878. The population density is 16.3 people per km². Mountain Iron is located at 47.5324°N, 92.6235°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mountain Iron is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55768.Mountain Iron reveals its character through the stark geometry of the North Woods, where the earth yields its heavy red wealth to the surface. It lies 16.4 miles east-northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 64°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west of Virginia. The land here is defined by the rigid, ancient spine of the Laurentian Divide, a four-mile-distant boundary that dictates the flow of water and the orientation of the wind. A mile from the center, the West Two River moves through the undergrowth with a quiet, persistent gravity, eventually feeding the nearby West Two River Reservoir. During the long, deep winters, the air loses its moisture and turns brittle, turning the landscape into a study of pale light and dark evergreens, while the Miscellaneous SRMA offers a sprawling, silent expanse of forest that feels indifferent to the presence of human enterprise.
Mountain Iron grew from the hard necessity of extraction, its history written in the iron ore that once defined the regional economy and drew generations to the rugged terrain. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the legacy of the mines, a quiet endurance that persists long after the initial fever of industry has cooled. Residents move with the pragmatic ease of those who understand the shift between the thin, bright sun of summer and the heavy, gray insulation of the deep snows. While the machinery of the past has quieted, the identity of Mountain Iron remains anchored to this ground, a place where the labor of the earth is still visible in the scarred, red-tinted soil and the resilient character of the people who remain.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.0 mi, 275° W
- Locomotive Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 005° N
- Downtown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 094° E
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806 (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 036° NE
- South Grove Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 163° S
- Mesabi Trail Arch (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 092° E
- Virginia Heritage Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 094° E
- Kenross Creek State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis) (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 229° SW
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 109° E
- Oldtown-Finntown Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 095° E
- Laurentian Divide (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 050° NE
- Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 104° E
- Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 011° N · 2.1M acres
- First House (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 138° SE
- Great Scott State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 235° SW
- Iron Range Historical Society (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 098° E
- Sturgeon River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 007° N
- Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 256° W
- Gnome Town (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 092° E
- Paulucci Space Theatre (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 242° SW
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 244° SW
- McCarthy Beach State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 300° NW
- Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 247° SW
- Longyear First Diamond Drill Site (Historic Ruins) — 23.7 mi, 086° E
- Kabetogama Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 27.2 mi, 004° N · 68k acres
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.0 mi, 023° NE · 1.1M acres
- Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 43.0 mi, 336° NW
- Brandenburg Gallery (Gallery) — 43.5 mi, 054° NE
- Ely State Theater (Cinema) — 43.7 mi, 054° NE
- Ely-Winton History Museum (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 055° NE
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About This Mountain Iron Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mountain Iron, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.532427, -92.623515. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Mountain Iron includes the ZIP code (55768), telephone area code (218), county seat of St. Louis County (Duluth), and school district assignment (Mountain Iron-Buhl School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
