Altamont
Unincorporated community
Altamont is located in California
Altamont
Altamont
Location in California
Altamont is located in the United States
Altamont
Altamont
Altamont (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°44′38″N 121°39′46″W / 37.74389°N 121.66278°W / 37.74389; -121.66278
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda County
Elevation
[1]
741 ft (226 m)

Altamont [2] is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Livermore,[2] at an elevation of 741 feet (226 m) in the Altamont Pass. It was in 1969 the site of the Altamont Free Concert at the Altamont Speedway. Originally called The Summit, the name was changed to Altamont when the Central Pacific Railroad arrived in 1869.[2]

History

Altamont is derived from its former name Alta Monte (Spanish for "High Mountain"). The community was also briefly known as The Summit.[2]

A post office operated at Altamont from 1872 to 1955.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Altamont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 593. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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