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Mineral County is a county in West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,938. Its county seat is Keyser. The county was founded in 1866.

The northern terminus of the Allegheny Front in West Virginia lies in Mineral County and includes the highest point in the county. Known as “the Pinnacle,” it is 3,104 feet (946 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. On top of the Allegheny Plateau is located the town of Elk Garden, West Virginia in the southwestern portion of the county. The Potomac River Valley lies to the 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 lies a series of low hills which form the eastern border of the county with Hampshire County