Rib Mountain

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title: "Rib Mountain" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hills-of-wisconsin", "inselbergs-of-north-america", "landforms-of-marathon-county,-wisconsin", "mountains-of-wisconsin"] description: "Mountain in Wisconsin, US" topic_path: "general/hills-of-wisconsin" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_Mountain" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Wisconsin, US ::

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Field	Value
name	Rib Mountain
photo	Rib Mountain 1.JPG
photo_caption	Rib Mountain from the ridge north of Wausau Hospital
location	Marathon County, Wisconsin, U.S.
coordinates
elevation_ft	1942
elevation_ref
prominence_ft	741
prominence_ref
topo	USGS Wausau West
type	monadnock
age	1.5B years
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| name = Rib Mountain | photo = Rib Mountain 1.JPG | photo_caption = Rib Mountain from the ridge north of Wausau Hospital | location = Marathon County, Wisconsin, U.S. | coordinates = | elevation_ft = 1942 | elevation_ref = | prominence_ft = 741 | prominence_ref = | range = | topo = USGS Wausau West | range_coordinates = | type = monadnock | age = 1.5B years | volcanic_arc/belt = | first_ascent = | easiest_route =

Rib Mountain, also known as Rib Hill, is a glacially-eroded monadnock in central Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, located in the village of Rib Mountain 4 mi southwest of downtown Wausau. Composed of quartzite covered with a softer syenite sheath, it was intruded about 1.5 billion years ago. Rib Mountain is home to the Rib Mountain State Park and the Granite Peak Ski Area.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Gfp-rocks-near-the-queens-chair.jpg" caption="The highest point on Rib Mountain"] ::

Rib Mountain is almost 4 mi long and rises to 1942 ft above sea level and 741 ft above the local terrain. The Rib River and Little Rib River are nearby. It is on the west side of the Wisconsin River, just west of Interstate 39 and south of Highway 29. The nearby Wausau Downtown Airport at an elevation of 1201 ft, is located just 3 mi to the east.

The peak is the site of transmitters for radio and TV stations in the Wausau area and is the namesake for Wisconsin Public Television's WHRM-TV (Channel 20) and WHRM-FM (90.9), Wisconsin Public Radio's news and classical network station for the area. It also makes room for the transmitter at the top for WDEZ.

References

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