Mountain Iron Park & Wacootah Overlook
See a class S-4 Baldwin switcher 1910 steam locomotive weighing 82 tons, which was last used in the Mountain Iron Open Pit in 1955. It has a tender coal capacity of seven tons and water capacity of 5,000 gallons. Also located on-site are a power shovel, bulldozer, large mining truck tire and a mining shovel bucket. From the park gazebo you'll view the Mountain Iron Mine that has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark. Iron ore was first discovered on the Mesabi Iron Range in 1890 near present day Mountain Iron.
Directions: Take Highway 169 to CR 102 (Mountain Iron business district) exit. Take exit, and at the stop sign turn north onto CR 102 (Mineral Ave.) towards water tower. Continue one mile to the stop sign. Take left onto Main Street. Go two blocks (.1 mile) and take a right after Merritt Statue onto Mountain Avenue. The park is directly ahead (one block) on Locomotive Street.
To Wacootah Overlook follow Mountain Avenue to Main Street. Take a left on Main Street. Follow to Old Highway 169 which turns east (left) towards Virginia. Follow until you see the MinnTac gate, which will be on the left. Directly across from the gate on the north side is Wacootah Overlook. (Located approximately one mile from Mountain Iron Park and Mineview).
Admission: Free admission; open year-round.
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Mountain Iron Park & Wacootah Overlook
Locomotive Street
Mountain Iron, MN 55768
218-735-7570
