Iron

Iron has served as an iron-mining district within southern Utah since the 1850s. Centered on Cedar City and the older settlement of Parowan, Iron County lies where the high Markagunt Plateau gives way to broad, dry basins at the edge of the Great Basin. Its name recalls early Mormon-era efforts to smelt local iron ore, an industry that shaped the area’s identity despite its short life. Cedar Breaks National Monument preserves an amphitheatre of deeply eroded red and orange rock on the plateau, while Parowan Gap is known for extensive Indigenous rock art. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Iron County.

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