Mount Zion, Wisconsin
| Mount Zion, Wisconsin | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Mount Zion  Mount Zion | |
| Coordinates: 43°15′24″N 90°44′01″W / 43.25667°N 90.73361°WCoordinates: 43°15′24″N 90°44′01″W / 43.25667°N 90.73361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Crawford |
| Town | Scott |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1569861[1] |
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 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-southeast of Bell Center.[2]
Mount Zion in popular culture
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 240 miles (390 km) trip and took Straight six weeks to travel to Mount Zion.[3]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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