Mount Clifton is a census-designated place in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Soon after the Hammon’s arrival the Howard’s Lick Turnpike, the major road from Mt.

Clifton and the community became a rest stop for the many visitors traveling to resorts in Orkney Springs or West Virginia.

Like in other small communities in the area, commercial, social, educational, and spiritual institutions emerged.

These include: Today, the commercial activities of the community have ceased long ago.