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.DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 32-33. . Its elevation is 709 feet (216 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31. Mount Alto had a post office, which closed on June 20, 2009.
Notable person
Former United States Senator Carte Goodwin, who served briefly in 2010, is a native of Mount Alto.
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