Town in the Duchesne County, Utah, United States
Town in Utah, United States
Altamont is a town in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 census,[5] an increase over the 2000 figure of 178.
History
The town was settled in the 1930s as a central location for a new area high school. The school was finished in 1935 and named Altamont, combining the names of the area villages of Altonah and Mt. Emmons. The community grew gradually and petitioned to incorporate as a town in 1953.[6] In 2012 the newest addition to the school was finished.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2), all land.
Climate
Altamont has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cold winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Altamont, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
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| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °F (°C)
|
59
(15)
|
69
(21)
|
76
(24)
|
86
(30)
|
90
(32)
|
98
(37)
|
97
(36)
|
95
(35)
|
90
(32)
|
80
(27)
|
69
(21)
|
64
(18)
|
98
(37)
|
| Mean maximum °F (°C)
|
43.7
(6.5)
|
50.4
(10.2)
|
64.1
(17.8)
|
73.3
(22.9)
|
80.6
(27.0)
|
88.1
(31.2)
|
92.1
(33.4)
|
89.8
(32.1)
|
84.4
(29.1)
|
73.1
(22.8)
|
58.4
(14.7)
|
46.6
(8.1)
|
92.7
(33.7)
|
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
28.9
(−1.7)
|
34.8
(1.6)
|
47.0
(8.3)
|
55.1
(12.8)
|
64.2
(17.9)
|
75.1
(23.9)
|
82.4
(28.0)
|
80.1
(26.7)
|
71.0
(21.7)
|
57.4
(14.1)
|
42.6
(5.9)
|
29.4
(−1.4)
|
55.7
(13.2)
|
| Daily mean °F (°C)
|
17.8
(−7.9)
|
23.1
(−4.9)
|
33.9
(1.1)
|
41.1
(5.1)
|
50.2
(10.1)
|
59.5
(15.3)
|
66.9
(19.4)
|
65.0
(18.3)
|
56.1
(13.4)
|
43.6
(6.4)
|
30.5
(−0.8)
|
18.9
(−7.3)
|
42.2
(5.7)
|
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
6.7
(−14.1)
|
11.5
(−11.4)
|
20.9
(−6.2)
|
27.2
(−2.7)
|
36.2
(2.3)
|
44.0
(6.7)
|
51.5
(10.8)
|
49.9
(9.9)
|
41.2
(5.1)
|
29.9
(−1.2)
|
18.4
(−7.6)
|
8.4
(−13.1)
|
28.8
(−1.8)
|
| Mean minimum °F (°C)
|
−7.1
(−21.7)
|
−2.9
(−19.4)
|
8.5
(−13.1)
|
16.0
(−8.9)
|
25.3
(−3.7)
|
33.8
(1.0)
|
44.2
(6.8)
|
42.5
(5.8)
|
30.8
(−0.7)
|
17.8
(−7.9)
|
5.8
(−14.6)
|
−5.2
(−20.7)
|
−10.5
(−23.6)
|
| Record low °F (°C)
|
−30
(−34)
|
−32
(−36)
|
−11
(−24)
|
5
(−15)
|
16
(−9)
|
25
(−4)
|
34
(1)
|
28
(−2)
|
19
(−7)
|
−6
(−21)
|
−8
(−22)
|
−32
(−36)
|
−32
(−36)
|
| Average precipitation inches (mm)
|
0.69
(18)
|
0.62
(16)
|
0.53
(13)
|
0.83
(21)
|
1.08
(27)
|
0.77
(20)
|
0.60
(15)
|
0.96
(24)
|
1.24
(31)
|
0.99
(25)
|
0.51
(13)
|
0.62
(16)
|
9.44
(240)
|
| Average snowfall inches (cm)
|
10.8
(27)
|
7.5
(19)
|
3.0
(7.6)
|
3.2
(8.1)
|
0.1
(0.25)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.1
(0.25)
|
0.8
(2.0)
|
4.2
(11)
|
9.0
(23)
|
38.7
(98)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
4.0
|
5.2
|
6.7
|
4.8
|
5.2
|
6.6
|
5.9
|
5.1
|
4.2
|
4.6
|
61.9
|
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
|
4.3
|
4.0
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
2.2
|
4.3
|
18.7
|
| Source: NOAA[7][8]
|
Demographics
[10][11]
As of the census of 2010, there were 225 people in 83 households in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 96% White, 2% Native American, and 1.3% from Hispanic or Latino.
The population was 46 percent male and 54 percent female. The population was 31.6 percent under 18 and 12.9 percent 65 or over.
Education
The town is home to Altamont High School. The school mascot is Louie the Longhorn. Altamont competes as a 1A school and has local rivalries with Duchesne and Tabiona.
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Municipalities and communities of Duchesne County, Utah, United States
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