Mountain, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Mountain town. It lies in ZIP code area 54149. It stands on Town Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mountain quadrangle. 289 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 971 feet above sea level.
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On record in Mountain
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Mountain Schoollisted 2000- Weber Lake Picnic Ground Shelterlisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresMountain fell from 363 to 289 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 363 | |
| 2020 | 289 | -74 (-20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1942 USGS Breed quadrangle1:48000
- 1952 USGS Mountain quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Mountain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | HWY 32 LATE NIGHT |
| 2 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | RIVERVIEW |
| 2 August 1998 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | HAY BALE |
| 11 August 2008 | Natural | 4.3 acres | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CRAIGS |
| 10 August 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mountain: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lake Diorite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elmer Hubbard Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hubbard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
33 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain in 33 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 20 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Mountain | 2 hurt, $10,500,000 | The long-track tornado moved from Langlade Co. into Oconto Co. about 8 miles west of Mountain at 4:58 PM CDT. The tornado reached a width of three-quarters of a mile wide as it flattened over 7000 acres of trees in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (DI 27, DOD4). The tornado destroyed or heavily damaged 12 homes (DI 4, DOD 11), with 14 others sustaining damage of varying degrees. Nearly all of the damaged homes were either manufactured homes or vacation cottages. Two people sustained minor injuries as they sought shelter in a bedroom of their home. The tornado dissipated about 10 miles east-northeast of Lakewood, near the Marinette County line, at 5:18 PM CDT. The tornado was rated EF2 in Langlade Co., with estimated winds of 125 to 135 mph, and an average path length of 1000 yards. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | $300,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in and around Mountain. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Mountain | - | Ping pong size hail fell near Mountain. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Mountain | - | Ping pong size hail fell in Mountain. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Mountain | - | Penny size hail fell in Crooked Lake. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted and snapped trees near Mountain. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted and snapped trees near Mountain. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Mountain | - | Penny size hail fell near Mountain. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Mountain | - | Quarter size hail fell near Mountain. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Mountain. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Mountain | - | Quarter size hail fell just northwest of Mountain. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and overturned a trailer near Mountain. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Mountain | - | Quarter size hail fell in Mountain. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Mountain | - | Quarter size hail fell near Mountain. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted more than 50 trees west of Mountain on County Highway W. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees in Mountain. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted numerous trees near Crooked Lake. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large branches around Mountain. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Crooked Lake, northwest of Mountain. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Mountain | - | Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail as they passed through Mountain. Time of the event was estimated. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Mountain. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Mountain. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Trees and large branches down in the town of Mountain. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | Strong winds from thunderstorms knocked down trees along Highway 64 near Mountain. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Mountain | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q13422857 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1579932. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





