Mountain is a city in Thingvalla Township, Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.

Geir Haarde, a former prime minister of Iceland, attended the Annual 2 August Celebration in 2007.

During his visit, city officials told Haarde about a goal to raise $1.3 million for a new community center.

[6] In the spring of 1878, a small group of Icelanders came from Canada to explore Dakota Territory.

Pastor Pall Thorlaksson is known as the Father of the Icelandic Settlement in Dakota which is centered around the city of Mountain, first known by the name, VIK, which means cove.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 1.1% Native American, and 1.1% from other races.

There were 17.9% of families and 19.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 47.1% of under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.