Mountain, West Virginia

Mountain, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Mountain, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°21′43″N 80°54′37″W / 39.36194°N 80.91028°WCoordinates: 39°21′43″N 80°54′37″W / 39.36194°N 80.91028°W
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation 860 ft (260 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1543852[1]

Mountain is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Mountain is located in extreme northeastern Ritchie County along West Virginia Route 74 and the Hughes River, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north-northeast of Pennsboro.[2] The community was known as Mole Hill prior to 1949, when residents requested that the name be changed to Mountain.[1] The post office ultimately closed on November 9, 2002.[3]

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