Welcome to Altyn ...
So far, we found very little information about Altyn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Altyn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Altyn, please Contact Us.
Altyn would have been located within present day Glacier County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Altyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Altyn is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Altyn is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Altyn was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Altyn was located: 406
Communities near Altyn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altyn.
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
- Babb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb
- Babb is located in Glacier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babb <4>
- Saint Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Saint Mary is located in Glacier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
- Chief Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Mountain
- Carway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Waterton Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterton Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton Park
- Beazer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beazer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beazer <4>
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
- Kiowa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Kiowa is located in Glacier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
- Leavitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt
Adding Altyn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Altyn in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Altyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Altyn post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Altyn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Glacier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altyn - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |