Mountain, West Virginia | |
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  Mountain, West Virginia  Mountain, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates:39°21′43″N80°54′37″W / 39.36194°N 80.91028°W /39.36194; -80.91028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ritchie |
| Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1543852[1] |
Mountain is anunincorporated community inRitchie County,West Virginia, United States. Mountain is located in extreme northeastern Ritchie County alongWest Virginia Route 74 and theHughes River, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north-northeast ofPennsboro.[2] The community was known as Mole Hill prior to 1949, when residents requested that the name be changed to Mountain[1] as part of a publicity stunt to literallymake a mountain out of a molehill. Despite the name, there is no mountain in or even visible from the community.[3] The post office ultimately closed on November 9, 2002.[4]
The community most likely was named after the local Mole family.[5]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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