Mentor, Washington

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Mentor, Washington
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Mentor
Coordinates: 46°27′32.6″N117°28′21.6″W / 46.459056°N 117.472667°W / 46.459056; -117.472667
Country United States
State Washington
County Garfield
Elevation
2,307 ft (703 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99347
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1514681 [1]

Mentor is an unincorporated community in Garfield County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [2]

The community was named after Mentor, Ohio. [3]

U.S. Route 12 passes through the community, connecting it with Pomeroy, the county seat, to the west. The road follows the valley of Pataha Creek in this area. [4]

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References

  1. "Mentor Summary Report". nationalmap.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mentor, Washington
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 164.
  4. "Alpowa Ridge Quadrangle". usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey.