Mount Alto, West Virginia

For the mountain in County Kilkenny, Ireland, see Mount Alto, Kilkenny. For the borough in Pennsylvania, see Mont Alto, Pennsylvania.

Mount Alto is an unincorporated community in far western Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 331, northwest of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County.^[2] Its elevation is 709 feet (216 m).^[3] Mount Alto had a post office, which closed on June 20, 2009.^[4]

Mount Alto, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°51′52″N 81°52′41″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Jackson
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25264[1]

Notable person

Former United States Senator Carte Goodwin, who served briefly in 2010, is a native of Mount Alto.