Official Name: | Mount Zion, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Mount Zion |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Crawford |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Scott |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1181 |
Coordinates: | 43.2567°N -90.7336°W |
Area Code: | 608 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1569861 |
Mount Zion is an unincorporated community in the town of Scott, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Mount Zion is located on U.S. Route 61 5.5miles east-southeast of Bell Center.[1]
Mount Zion was notable when Alvin Straight rode from his home in Laurens, Iowa on a John Deere riding lawn mower to visit his ailing older brother. It was a 240miles trip and took Straight six weeks to travel to Mount Zion.[2]