[9][10] In 1994, John Walden, a real estate developer from Florida, and physicians Scott Gettings and Andrew Zorbis, who all own houses in Park City and come to Utah to ski, bought about 8,000 acres of land in the Cedar Valley at a bankruptcy auction, under the company names of "TI Mortgage" and "Monte Vista Ranch".

[8] In 2011, Eagle Mountain extended further west with the annexation of the White Hills neighborhood, which had about 400 residents, as well as an area that is part of the Pole Canyon development plan.

[16] The area is home to several natural and manmade landmarks, including a site along the original Pony Express trail,[17] and a boulder with 1,800-year-old rock art petroglyphs carved by ancient Fremont Indians.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.3 square miles (130.3 km2), all land.

Despite being further south than Salt Lake City, both areas have cooler temperatures, due to sitting at a higher elevation.

[23] In January 2015 the city council approved budget for expanding Cory B. Wride Memorial park.

It has eight elementary schools, Eagle Valley, Hidden Hollow, Mountain Trails, Pony Express, Blackridge, Brookhaven, Silver Lake, and Desert Sky.

Aviator Ave runs from Eagle Mountain Blvd to Pony Express Pkwy, by the new Cedar Valley High School.

Pole Canyon Blvd provides access from White Hills to City Center.

The Pony Express Pkwy was extended east to Redwood road in Saratoga Springs in 2010.

This was done to facilitate access with the rest of Utah County via connection with Pioneer Crossing, the east-west connector from Redwood Road to I-15.

[30][31][32] SR-73, Eagle Mountain Boulevard, and Ranches Parkway provide regional access to the city from Salt Lake Valley.

Pioneer Crossing, Redwood Road, and Pony Express Parkway provide access to the city from Utah Valley.

The city center sits at least 15 miles (24 km) from the two valleys' main transportation corridor along Interstate 15.

The Utah Department of Transportation is in the process of building a western freeway for the Salt Lake Valley, the Mountain View Corridor, which will connect to SR-73, only a few miles from the city.

[33] In 2008, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) began service on an express bus route (#806) into Eagle Mountain.