| Mt. Lookout, West Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mt. Lookout in West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nicholas |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1965 |
| Coordinates: | 38.1667°N -80.9117°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 26678 |
| Area Code: | 304 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 54067 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1554804 |
| Blank2 Name: | Other names |
| Blank2 Info: | Flatlands McClung Settlement New Milton |
Mt. Lookout is a small unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States, 10 miles (16 km) south of Summersville.
Mount Lookout is located at 38.1667°N -80.9117°W (38.1667776, -80.9117644).[1] It lies 1,965 feet (599 m) above sea level.
Mount Lookout's name is descriptive of the elevated town site.[2]
Mount Lookout has a post office with the ZIP Code 26678.[3] Post Office Box service is available as well as highway contract street delivery. As of 2016, there is (1) delivery route serving the community
Mount Lookout has (1) elementary school, Mt. Lookout Elementary, as well as a Head Start program. For many years there was (1) small general store, Kountry Mart, selling pop, bread, snacks, etc. Before that, a store called the Poke ‘N Tote served the area. Sometime prior to 2016, the Kountry Mart had been turned into apartments and a new Family Dollar store was constructed across the street. The area is served by the Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department. There is one Baptist church, Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. There is a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. There are a handful of vehicle mechanics in the community.
Mount Lookout is divided in half by US Route 19. The school, fire department, and the Kingdom Hall are on the eastern side of the highway while the Baptist church, Post Office, and Family Dollar are on the western side of the highway. The southern portion of the community is bordered by the Meadow River while the Summersville Lake recreational area is just north of the community.