A Cedar City community
Living on South Mountain.
A cluster of newer subdivisions built on the bench above I-15's south interchange: Eagle Ridge, the Canyon at Eagle Ridge, Talon Pointe, The Bluff, and The Valley. Almost every home here dates to 2020 or later, and most were sited to look south toward Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and the surrounding red rock.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20-plus years as a Southern Utah resident, and this page is the honest version of what the south bench offers, what it costs, and which subdivision a given price actually belongs to.
New to the area? Start with the Cedar City guide, then come back for the bench.
Current listings
Homes for sale on South Mountain.
Fed straight from the MLS and narrowed to the south bench: new South Mountain listings appear here the day they list, and sold homes drop off. Because South Mountain is an umbrella name, I check whether a home is tagged Eagle Ridge, Talon Pointe, The Bluff, or The Valley before I trust the comps.
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Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life on the bench
Newer streets with a higher south-side perch.
South Mountain sits on the bench that rises just west of Interstate 15 at the south end of Cedar City, close to the Exit 57 interchange at Cross Hollow Road. It is not one subdivision but a run of them built out together since 2020: Eagle Ridge and the Canyon at Eagle Ridge on the custom-lot side, Talon Pointe on the more production-built side, and The Bluff and The Valley filling in between. Streets like Talon Drive climb the grade, and most homes were oriented to catch the view south toward Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and the red rock beyond.
Daily life points back down the hill. The Providence Center shopping area and the Main Street corridor sit a short drive north, so a view lot here does not cost you a long haul for groceries or fuel. The freeway on-ramp at Exit 57 is only a few minutes away, which matters if you commute or head south toward St. George often.
Evenings are the quiet part. The valley lights come up below, the canyon holds the day's last color, and the bench settles. That is the trade South Mountain offers: new construction with real elevation and a view, with the town it looks down on still close enough to use. The honest catch is that "South Mountain" is not one neighborhood, so the value conversation always starts with which subdivision a home actually sits in.
Bench highlights
The south bench has its own logic.
Six things make this end of town its own place: the interchange minutes away, a genuinely new housing stock, a wide range of lot sizes under one umbrella name, real elevation and views, a nearby trail system, and a mix of production and custom builders working the same bench.
I-15 Exit 57, ~3 min
The Cross Hollow Road diverging-diamond interchange sits at the base of the bench, feeding Business Loop I-15 and SR-130 straight into downtown. Not many Cedar City subdivisions sit this close to a freeway on-ramp.
Almost all 2020 or newer
This is one of the newest housing stocks in Cedar City. Eagle Ridge, Talon Pointe, The Bluff, and The Valley have all built out largely in the 2020s, so buyers are shopping current codes and finishes rather than resale-era systems.
Lot sizes span a wide range
Talon Pointe runs closer to a quarter acre, while parts of Eagle Ridge and The Bluff reach toward a full acre. One umbrella name covers very different lot economics, so I confirm the parcel before I compare two listings.
Views toward Shurtz Canyon
Most lots were sited to look south toward Shurtz Canyon and Square Mountain. The specific sightline still depends on the lot and the home's orientation, so I check it from the actual property, not the subdivision brochure.
Shurtz Canyon trail system on this side
The Shurtz Canyon trailhead and its built singletrack network sit on this end of Cedar City, the closest significant trail system to the bench.
Several builders, one bench
Production builders working Talon Pointe sit alongside custom-lot developments in Eagle Ridge and The Bluff, so the same street name can mean very different construction quality and price. I separate them before I read a comp.
Homes & lots
Production streets and custom lots do not comp the same.
South Mountain has been building out since roughly 2020 and is still going, which is why the streets do not all look alike. Talon Pointe leans newer and more production-oriented, generally on lots around a quarter acre, while Eagle Ridge and The Bluff carry more custom homes on larger lots that can stretch toward a full acre. The architecture leans contemporary and modern farmhouse, with both single-story and two-story plans, and the bench's slope makes walkout basements a common feature rather than an exception.
Lot size is the first sorting question on this bench, because it swings hard by subdivision and drives a large share of the price. Elevation and view orientation also differ lot to lot even within the same subdivision, so I confirm both from the parcel itself before I lean on a comp.
Pricing is a wide spread on purpose, because the area mixes entry-priced production homes with larger custom builds. Recent activity has put the median list price for the South Mountain area around the mid $500,000s, with individual sales running from the high $400,000s past $600,000 depending on lot size, view, and finish level. That range only makes sense after you separate subdivision, lot size, view, and finish, so treat any single number as a starting point and confirm against the live listings.
On this bench, two homes a block apart can sit in different subdivisions and comp nothing alike.
Trails & canyon
Shurtz Canyon is the outdoor draw on this side.
The Shurtz Canyon trailhead and its built network of singletrack sit on Cedar City's south side, and the bench points right at the canyon the trails climb into. Road signs in the area sometimes read "Shirts Canyon," a common misspelling of the same place. Access changes street to street, so for any specific home I map the actual route to the trailhead before you count on it.
Shurtz Canyon Trailhead
A BLM trailhead on the south side of Cedar City with over 20 miles of built singletrack for hiking and mountain biking, including named trails like Turnpike, Elevate, and Black Ops. More mileage is planned. Facilities include a vault toilet and gravel parking.
Shurtz Canyon and Square Mountain views
Most South Mountain lots look toward Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and the surrounding red rock. The view is real, but it depends on lot orientation and window placement, so I check it from the actual home.
Iron Hills and Coal Creek, a few minutes north
The paved Coal Creek Trail and the Iron Hills singletrack system, including the climb to the white "C," sit a short drive north into town, widening the trail menu beyond the immediate bench.
The wider picture
Cedar Canyon, Cedar Breaks, and Brian Head are the bigger seasonal outdoor stories, and they live in the Cedar City guide. From the south bench, the freeway south toward Zion and St. George starts just a few minutes away.
Trail details come from the BLM's Shurtz Canyon Trailhead page. The wider outdoor picture, Cedar Breaks and Brian Head included, is in the Cedar City guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured from the bench.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything from up there." The short version: the bench feeds straight onto I-15 at Exit 57, so groceries, the freeway, and downtown are all single-digit minutes. Times are measured from near Talon Drive; from the upper streets of Eagle Ridge or The Bluff, add a couple of minutes.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the bench |
|---|---|---|
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 57, Cross Hollow Road | ~3 min |
| Hardware and home improvement | The Home Depot, Providence Center | ~7 min |
| Full grocery run | Walmart Supercenter, 1330 S Providence Center Dr | ~7 min |
| Second grocery option | Smith's Food & Drug, 633 S Main Street | ~8 min |
| Dinner downtown | Historic Main Street | ~10 min |
| Campus and games | Southern Utah University | ~10 min |
| Healthcare | Cedar City Hospital, 1303 N Main Street | ~13 min |
| Flights | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | ~14 min |
| Trail access | Shurtz Canyon Trailhead, this side of town | Confirm route by address |
Farther out, sitting on the south end means the drive south starts on the freeway instead of in city traffic: the Kolob Canyons gate of Zion is roughly 25 minutes, St. George is about 50 to 55 minutes, and Brian Head's ski runs are about 35 to 40 minutes north via Parowan. The full day-trip map lives in the Cedar City guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
South Mountain is part of the Iron County School District. The bench is generally served by South Elementary (grades K-5), at 499 W 400 S, then Cedar Middle School and Cedar City High School. Iron County School District is redrawing elementary boundaries for the 2026-27 school year and middle and high school boundaries for 2027-28, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district rather than relying on a map.
The district has also discussed future school capacity for the growth happening on this end of town, though no new elementary or high school on the south bench has broken ground as of this writing. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself. Southern Utah University is about ten minutes north.
I cover the bigger education picture, including SUU, in the Cedar City guide.
Which subdivision
"South Mountain" is a bench, not a subdivision.
It is worth saying plainly, because it changes how you should read every listing up here: there is no single recorded subdivision called South Mountain. It is the informal name for the bench, and the plat map underneath it is a handful of separate subdivisions, each recorded on its own. Eagle Ridge and the Canyon at Eagle Ridge sit toward the custom-lot end. Talon Pointe is the more production-built run, closer to entry pricing for the bench. The Bluff at South Mountain and The Valley at South Mountain fill in the rest, each with its own builder and product.
That matters for both buyers and sellers. A search that just says "South Mountain" can lump a quarter-acre production lot in with a near-acre custom parcel, and the resulting average tells you almost nothing useful. I always pull the recorded subdivision from the parcel or the MLS field first, then build the comp set from homes in that specific subdivision, not the whole bench.
The same logic applies to anything else you hear about the area generally, whether it is a lot size, a builder name, or a price point. If it is not tied to a specific recorded subdivision, treat it as a starting orientation, not a fact about the home you are looking at.
What I confirm before I call a South Mountain listing a fair comp
- The recorded subdivision on the parcel or MLS record, not just the marketing name.
- The lot size and orientation, since both vary widely even within one subdivision.
- Whether the home is a production build or a custom build, which changes both price and finish expectations.
- The actual view from the home, since a listing photo does not always show what the backyard looks toward.
Sources: recorded subdivision plats, the local MLS, and each development's own project pages.
What locals know
Notes from the south bench.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years in Southern Utah, here is what I would tell a friend looking on South Mountain.
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It is a cluster, not a neighborhood. Eagle Ridge, Talon Pointe, The Bluff, and The Valley all wear the South Mountain name and price differently. I always compare within the recorded subdivision before trusting a broad average.
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The price range is wide for a reason. When sales run from the high $400,000s past $600,000, lot size, view, finish, and build type are doing the work. The number on one home rarely sets the number on the next.
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The road sign says "Shirts Canyon." The correct name is Shurtz Canyon, and you will see both spellings depending on the source. It is the same place either way.
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The view and the route both need checking. Shurtz Canyon and the red rock are the draw, but a view depends on orientation, and trail access depends on the street. I verify both from the home before you count on them.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying on South Mountain
South Mountain is the cluster of newer subdivisions on Cedar City's south end, built along the west side of Interstate 15 near the Exit 57 interchange at Cross Hollow Road. Streets like Talon Drive and West Street climb the bench above the freeway, and most homes were sited to look south toward Shurtz Canyon, Square Mountain, and the surrounding red rock.
South Mountain is an umbrella name for a group of subdivisions built on the same bench: Eagle Ridge, the Canyon at Eagle Ridge, Talon Pointe, The Bluff at South Mountain, and The Valley at South Mountain. They do not all comp the same, so before I compare a home I confirm which recorded subdivision it actually sits in rather than treating South Mountain as one average.
Nearly everything here was built in 2020 or later, in a contemporary and modern-farmhouse style with clean lines and view-facing windows. Talon Pointe reads as the more production-built, entry-priced corner, while Eagle Ridge and The Bluff run toward larger custom homes on bigger lots. You will find both single-story and two-story plans, and the sloped bench makes walkout basements common.
Lot size is the first thing I sort by, because it swings hard by subdivision. Talon Pointe lots generally run about a quarter acre, while parts of Eagle Ridge stretch toward a full acre or more. Elevation and view orientation differ lot to lot as well, so I confirm both address by address before I compare two homes.
The bench is generally served by South Elementary, at 499 W 400 S, then Cedar Middle School and Cedar City High School, all part of the Iron County School District. The district is redrawing elementary boundaries for 2026-27 and secondary boundaries for 2027-28, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district.
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Selling on South Mountain
It is a wide spread because the bench mixes entry-priced production homes with large custom builds. Recent activity has put the median list price for the area around the mid $500,000s, with individual sales running from the high $400,000s past $600,000 depending on lot size, view, and finish. Prices move, so treat that as a starting point and confirm against the live listings.
Yes. The Shurtz Canyon trailhead, with its network of built singletrack for hiking and mountain biking, sits on this side of town and is the outdoor draw the bench looks toward. Access and drive time change by street, so for any specific home I map the actual route to the trailhead before you count on it.
Because the price range is so wide, I price against the right subdivision and lot type, not one broad average. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent South Mountain sales. List with me and your home is featured across MovingUtah, on this page and on the Cedar City guide.
Yes, and it is common up here. Timing the two is mostly a sequencing problem, and I cover the playbook in the buy and sell at once guide. Because I am dual-licensed, I can keep the sale, the search, and the financing on one desk, though on any single purchase I take one role only and disclose it.
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