Rib Mountain, Wisconsin

About Rib Mountain

Rib Mountain, WI is a close-knit town located in northern Wisconsin with an estimated population of 7,275.

Rib Mountain holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 24.54 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 296 residents per square mile.

📰 Rib Mountain News Today

• Raising Cane’s to open new Rib Mountain restaurant Monday Wausau Pilot & Review · Oct 2
• Bank First plans new Rib Mountain, Weston, Plover offices after merger Wausau Daily Herald · Oct 5
• Granite Peak fall chairlift rides draw visitors to Rib Mountain WSAW · Oct 3
• Central Wisconsin’s Rib Mountain offers a window into deep time WPR · Jul 22
• Rib Mountain, WI Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Rib Mountain Unique

• The only place in America named Rib Mountain — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 7,275.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rib Mountain

• Carmelo's Italian Restaurant
• Rib Mountain State Park Concession Stand (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rib Mountain

• Rib Mountain State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chellis Park reviews ★
• Doepke Recreation Area reviews ★
• Duane L. Corbin Shooting Range reviews ★
• Marathon County Forest-Nine Mile Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wausau School Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Rib Mountain

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