Mount Sterling Wisconsin Map

About Mount Sterling, Wisconsin

Mount Sterling is a locality in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 189. The population density is 51.3 people per km². Mount Sterling is located at 43.3153°N, 90.9287°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Sterling is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 54645, 54631.

Mount Sterling occupies a high, singular vantage point where the land tilts sharply toward the North Branch Copper Creek, which carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 6.8 miles northwest of Crawford, WI (from Crawford, WI: bearing 312°T), and is situated 16.4 miles west-northwest of Westport. O'Neil Ridge rises a mere mile away, its spine creating a jagged silhouette against the bruised purple of an approaching dusk. The air here holds the distinct, sharp scent of damp earth and crushed alfalfa, a reminder of the unglaciated landscape that remains untouched by the leveling ice of ancient eras. Beyond the immediate slopes, the terrain drops into the deep, shaded folds of Joy Hollow, where the light gathers in thick, golden pools before slipping into the long shadows of the evening.

Mount Sterling remains a place shaped by the quiet, methodical labor of dairy farmers and the stubborn endurance of those who first settled these ridges. Economic life moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the fields, a rhythm punctuated by the occasional traveler passing toward the La Crosse Area Comprehensive Fishery Area to seek the quiet solitude of the water. While Lake Winneshiek lies six miles distant, the life of the people here is defined more by the soil and the steep, winding roads that demand a slow, deliberate pace of travel. The local character reflects a blend of ancestral resilience, where the heavy, quiet work of the day gives way to the flickering neon of a supper-club Friday fish fry, grounding the evening in the simple, shared traditions of the region.

About This Mount Sterling Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Sterling, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.315256, -90.928739. 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 Sterling includes the ZIP code (54645, 54631), telephone area code (715), county seat of Crawford County (Prairie du Chien), and school district assignment (North Crawford 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.