One Tough Rock: Central Wisconsin’s Rib Mountain Survived Volcanoes, Erosion And Glaciers
There’s a rumor that Rib Mountain in central Wisconsin is an extinct volcano. It seems somewhat reasonable…You can see it from miles away, it has a conical shape and there are volcanic rocks all over the city of Wausau. Well, it’s not. It never was. And although it does have ties to ancient volcanoes, WPR’s Liz Dohms-Harter discovers the star of Rib Mountain’s story is a rock too tough to break. Thsi story came from an audience question as part of WPR’s WHYsconsin project.
