Editing Mineral County, West Virginia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|329|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|328|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 30, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Mountains===
The [[Allegheny Front]] in West Virginia lies in Mineral County and includes the highest point in the county. Known as "the Pinnacle", it is {{convert|3104|ft|m}} above sea level. From the abandoned fire tower four states are visible, [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[West Virginia]], and [[Virginia]]. The Allegheny Front is the largest mountain in the county; on the north end it is also known as Green Mountain.Prior to 1830, the only medical aid available to the settlers was common sense, home remedies and liberal dosages of prayer. The first resident physician in what is now Mineral County was Dr. John Green, who was born in Bolton, England, in 1799, and immigrated to America in 1828. He lived on a farm, which he called Iceland, located near the ridge of the escarpment about three miles from Sulphur City. The area was later named for his son, Tom Green, and is known as Green Mountain. On top of the [[Allegheny Plateau]] is located the town of Sulphur City and [[Elk Garden, West Virginia]] in the southwestern portion of the county. The Potomac River Valley lies to west and north of the mountain, and the [[New Creek]] Valley lies to the east.

[[Knobly Mountain]] lies between the New Creek and Patterson Creek valleys. It is the longest mountain in Mineral County stretching from the Grant County line in the south to the Potomac River in the north at [[Ridgeley, West Virginia]].

To the east of the Patterson Creek Valley lie a series of low hills which form the eastern border of the county with [[Hampshire County, West Virginia|Hampshire County]].

===Rivers===
*[[North Branch Potomac River]] is the largest river, though not actually in the county. It forms the northern border of the county and the state border with actual border being the low water mark on the south side. [[Jennings Randolph Lake]] is located on this stream.
*[[New Creek]] enters the North Branch Potomac River at [[Keyser, West Virginia|Keyser]] with the headwaters starting at Dam Site 14 in [[Grant County, West Virginia]]. It is the water supply for the city of Keyser.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deichert|first1=Andy|title=New Creek Site 14, Grant County, WV|url=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/wv/newsroom/factsheets/?cid=nrcs144p2_074449|access-date=October 19, 2016|website=Natural Resources Conservation Service West Virginia|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture}}</ref>
*[[Patterson Creek]] enters the Potomac River east of [[Cumberland, Maryland]], with headwaters being in [[Grant County, West Virginia]]. The Patterson Creek watershed contains two-thirds of Mineral County.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

===Minerals===
[[Natural gas]] is found east of the Allegheny Front as well as [[iron ore]] deposits. The county no longer produces [[iron]], but several abandoned [[Bloomery|iron furnaces]] from the 19th century still exist.