Visitors to Iron Mountain will encounter occasional trail closures from Sept.16 through Oct. 31 due to construction of a new viewing platform. The platform is designed to enhance recreational services available atop Iron Mountain, one of the district’s most popular hiking destinations.
The site was once occupied by the Iron Mountain Lookout, a structure that began aiding forest rangers in fire detection and suppression in 1976. The lookout was dismantled last fall after careful consideration…