Welcome to Altamont ...
Altamont is located in Uinta County<1>.
The location of Altamont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Altamont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Altamont is 7,220 feet [2,201 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Altamont is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Altamont lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Altamont: (307)
Communities Also Named Altamont ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Altamont - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altamont.
Communities near Altamont ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altamont.
- Evanston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston is located in Uinta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <4>
- Bear River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
- Bear River is located in Uinta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Piedmont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Uinta County
- Almy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Wahsatch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Bridger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Black's Fork ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black's Fork
- Black's Fork is located in Summit County (UT)
- Black's Fork has also been known as:
- Blacks Fork Commissary
- Robertson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Robertson is located in Uinta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertson <4>
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Summit County (UT)
- Fort Bridger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bridger
- Fort Bridger is located in Uinta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bridger <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Altamont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altamont.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altamont. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altamont.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altamont. See our Newspapers Page for Altamont.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altamont ...
Looking for more information about Altamont? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Altamont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Altamont.
Adding Altamont to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Altamont in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Altamont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Altamont post office opened in 1902.
We also found Altamont mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Altamont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altamont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Uinta County: www.uintacounty.com/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Uinta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altamont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |