Mount Hope Wisconsin Map

About Mount Hope, Wisconsin

Mount Hope is a locality in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 300.8 people per km². Mount Hope is located at 42.9672°N, 90.8590°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Hope is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53816.

Mount Hope occupies a quiet expanse of the Driftless region, where the landscape rises and falls in long, unglaciated ridges that defy the flat monotony of the plains. It lies 9.4 miles west-northwest of Grant, WI (from Grant, WI: bearing 282°T), and is situated 19.5 miles south of Crawford. The Little Grant River winds through the lower terrain near the village, its current carving a path through the limestone bedrock that defines the local geology. To the north, the elevation shifts as the land climbs toward the crest of Little Irish Ridge, while three miles away, the earth dips into the quiet seclusion of Foxboro Hollow. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially at dusk when the low sun casts long, violet shadows across the fields and the cooling temperature settles over the grass like a thin, gray veil.

Mount Hope remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil, a place where the economy is written in the seasonal labor of dairy farming and the steady maintenance of the land. The heritage of the area reflects the stoic endurance of those who first cleared the timber to establish homesteads, creating a culture built on the quiet industry of agriculture and the shared comfort of the Friday supper club. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the Mount Hope Rearing Station serves as a reminder of the region's commitment to its wilder inhabitants, functioning with a quiet purpose that mirrors the steady, deliberate pace of the residents. While Dead Lake lies ten miles distant, the local sense of geography is oriented toward the immediate, intimate geometry of the ridges and the patient, perennial cycle of the harvest that sustains the life of Mount Hope.

About This Mount Hope Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Hope, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.967209, -90.859016. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mount Hope includes the ZIP code (53816), telephone area code (920), county seat of Grant County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (River Ridge School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.