Cedar Highlands Utah Map

About Cedar Highlands, Utah

Cedar Highlands is a locality in Iron County, Utah, United States. The population density is 11.1 people per km². Cedar Highlands is located at 37.6376°N, 113.0454°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84720.

Cedar Highlands unfolds as a high-altitude sanctuary, a place where the very air seems to possess a crystalline clarity, thin and sharp against the skin. It lies 2.9 miles south-south-east of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 162°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Enoch. The landscape here is a study in rugged grandeur, a vast expanse of ochre and sagebrush that climbs towards the formidable peaks of the Iron Mountains. Canyons, etched deep by eons of wind and water, fracture the earth, their shadowed depths hinting at a primal, untamed beauty. The dominant hues are the muted tones of the arid West – the dusty rust of exposed rock, the pale green of resilient scrub, and the endless, piercing blue of a sky that rarely knows cloud. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the sun casts long, dramatic shadows, turning the very terrain into a sculpted masterpiece, each ridge and ravine brought into sharp, ephemeral relief. The history of Cedar Highlands is inextricably linked to the earth's bounty, a story born from the discovery of rich mineral veins that drew prospectors and miners to these formidable slopes generations ago. While the echoes of that boom period have softened, the legacy remains, a subtle undercurrent in the character of Cedar Highlands. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a more diversified agriculture, with hardy crops and livestock thriving in the challenging, yet rewarding, high desert climate. The distinctive scent of sun-baked earth mingles with the fainter, sweeter aroma of wild sagebrush, a perfume unique to this high desert plateau. It is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun’s arc and the seasonal shifts, a quiet rhythm that has endured, much like the ancient rock formations that sentinel the horizon.

About This Cedar Highlands Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Highlands, Utah — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.637628, -113.045367. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cedar Highlands and Iron County.

Detailed location data for Cedar Highlands includes the ZIP code (84720), telephone area code (801), county seat of Iron County (Parowan), and school district assignment (Iron School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cedar Highlands is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.