Welcome to Mountain View ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain View, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

Mountain View is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Mountain View is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mountain View lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Area Codes for Mountain View: 403, 368, 587 & 825<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Mountain View: T0K<3>

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona (2), Arkansas, California (6), Colorado (4), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (11), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain View.

Communities near Mountain View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain View.

• Cardston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cardston
  • From Mountain View to Cardston
• Glenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
• Hill Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Spring
• Waterton Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton Park
• Twin Butte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Butte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Butte <4>
• Beazer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beazer <4>
• Leavitt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leavitt
  • From Mountain View to Leavitt
• Chief Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Mountain
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chief Mountain
  • From Mountain View to Chief Mountain
• Carway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carway
• Aetna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Aetna
  • From Mountain View to Aetna

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain View ...

Looking for more information about Mountain View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mountain View, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain View.

Adding Mountain View to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Mountain View was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain View.