Iron Springs is historical name of a natural spring in the Whetstone Mountains of Arizona, now known as Mescal Springs.
The site is known as that of the confrontation between Wyatt Earp and William Brocius on March 24, 1882. The site was then known as Iron Springs, but on later maps the designation is Mescal Springs.[1]
This location in the Whetstone Mountains is in Cochise County, Arizona as opposed to the town of Iron Springs, Arizona in Yavapai County.