Rib Mountain: I-39/US 51 at Grand Ave
Among the places of central Wisconsin, Rib Mountain stands out for its namesake quartzite ridge and the Granite Peak ski area on its slopes. The Village of Rib Mountain lies immediately southwest of Wausau, beside the Wisconsin River valley, where US 51 and Interstate 39 form a practical commercial and transport corridor for the wider Marathon County area. Rib Mountain State Park protects much of the prominent hill that gives the community its identity. Granite Peak, developed on the mountain, is one of the region’s established downhill-ski destinations, while shops, services and light-industrial premises cluster along the highway approaches. This compact community is shaped as much by the road network and Wausau’s urban edge as by the wooded rise above it.
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