Iron Mountain Lake Missouri Map
Explore Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri, 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 Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri
How to Use This Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri. 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 Missouri 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 Iron Mountain Lake.
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 | Iron Mountain Lake |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | St. Francois County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.693106 |
| Longitude | -90.622624 |
| Population | 640 |
| Density | 125.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 63624 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Farmington |
| School District | Bismarck R-V School District |
About Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri
Iron Mountain Lake is a locality in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 640. The population density is 125.9 people per km². Iron Mountain Lake is located at 37.6931°N, 90.6226°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Iron Mountain Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63624.Iron Mountain Lake occupies a quiet hollow where the shadows of the Saint Francois Mountains stretch long and purple across the rugged Missouri terrain. It lies 12.5 miles west-southwest of Farmington, MO (from Farmington, MO: bearing 241°T), and is situated 12.5 miles south-southwest of Park Hills. Indian Creek carves a path through the landscape, its waters moving with a deliberate, steady cadence that draws the eye toward the low, timbered ridges bordering the horizon. The air here holds a distinct, metallic coolness, a remnant of the geological character that defines this basin, while the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers over the surrounding woods. Within the boundaries of the Iron Mountain Lake park, the stillness is absolute, broken only by the thin, sharp call of a hawk circling above the dense canopy.
Iron Mountain Lake serves as a quiet witness to the legacy of regional mineral extraction, reflecting the industrial pulse that once dictated the pace of life in this corner of the state. While the fervor of mining has long since receded into the local memory, the economy remains tied to the slow, deliberate rhythms of the land and the modest commerce of a populace that values self-reliance. Residents often look toward the distant Taum Sauk Trail for recreation, finding a connection to the wilder reaches of the backcountry that lie beyond the more settled corridors. Life in Iron Mountain Lake moves with the unforced patience of the seasons, maintaining a character shaped by the steady, unassuming virtues of those who have chosen to remain in this deliberate, earth-bound geography.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Bismarck Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 345° N
- Buford Mountain Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 276° W
- Elephant Rocks State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 234° SW
- Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 4.4 mi, 150° SE · 1.5M acres
- Memorial (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 233° SW
- Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.0 mi, 180° S · 192 acres
- Arcadia Valley Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 185° S
- Saint Joe State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 040° NE
- Roselle Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 135° SE
- Mina Sauk Falls (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 216° SW
- Bell Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.2 mi, 254° W · 9,183 acres
- Bootleg Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.2 mi, 320° NW
- Old Time Flea Market (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 051° NE
- Pine Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 133° SE
- Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 036° NE
- Council Ring (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 100° E
- Bonne Terre Mine (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 014° N
- Huck's Cove (Theme Park) — 16.4 mi, 104° E
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 223° SW
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 271° W
- Rockpile Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.9 mi, 150° SE · 4,281 acres
- Hawkins Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 23.9 mi, 318° NW
- Pontoon Rides (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 317° NW
- Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 250° W
- WWI Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 316° NW
- Pertoglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 26.8 mi, 353° N
- Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.4 mi, 030° NE · 16k acres
- Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 058° NE
- Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 42.1 mi, 087° E
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 42.5 mi, 314° NW
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About This Iron Mountain Lake Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.693106, -90.622624. 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 Iron Mountain Lake includes the ZIP code (63624), telephone area code (816), county seat of St. Francois County (Farmington), and school district assignment (Bismarck R-V School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
