Aerial Shots of Iron Mountain, Michigan During Wintertime

The Michigan city of Iron Mountain sits in Dickinson County in the Upper Peninsula, 50 miles west of Escanaba.

Iron Mountain was named after exactly what you think it was: a mountain loaded with iron - the settlement was nearby a cliff full of iron ore. The area was settled in 1879, became an official village in 1887, and a city in 1889.

The Iron Mountain mine closed in 1945, and when mining operations came to a halt in the 1980s, Iron Mountain’s economy depended on tourism, winter sports, and the lumber industry. Now an historical landmark, tours are available throughout he mine.

Here are some cool aerial shots of how Iron Mountain currently appears during winter.....