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Mountain Iron Minnesota Map

Explore Mountain Iron, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mountain Iron, Minnesota

How to Use This Mountain Iron, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mountain Iron, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mountain Iron.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

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

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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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