Mount Zion, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 43°15′24″N 90°44′01″W / 43.25667°N 90.73361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Crawford |
Town | Scott |
Elevation | 360 m (1,181 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 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 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]