Altamont may refer to:

Places

Canada

Altamont, British Columbia Altamont is a neighbourhood of the District of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Named by John Fitzgerald Mahon ( - 1942) of Vancouver and London, who subdivided land here in 1913, after his brother-in-law's courtesy title, Earl of Altamon ...

Altamont, Manitoba Altamont is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district located within the Municipality of Lorne in south central Manitoba, Canada. See also *List of regions of Manitoba *List of rural municipalities in Manitoba A ru ...

India

Altamont Road Altamount Road, also known as India's Billionaires’ Row, is an affluent neighbourhood in Mumbai, India. The area is notable for some of the most expensive residences in the world consisting of ultra-luxurious residential skyscrapers, constru ...

, in south Mumbai

United States

Altamont, California Altamont is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located northeast of Livermore, at an elevation of in the Altamont Pass. It was in 1969 the site of the Altamont Free Concert at the Altamont Speedway. Originally c ...

Altamont Pass Altamont Pass, formerly Livermore Pass, is a low mountain pass in the Diablo Range of Northern California between Livermore in the Livermore Valley and Tracy in the San Joaquin Valley. The name is actually applied to two distinct but nearby c ...

, in California *

Altamont, Illinois Altamont is a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,216 at the 2020 census. Altamont is part of the Effingham, Illinois Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Legend says Griffin Tipsword came to live with the ...

Altamont, Kansas Altamont is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,061. History Altamont had its start in the year 1879 by the building of the railroad through that territory. The first settle ...

* Altamont, Maryland *

Altamont, Missouri Altamont is a village in southwest Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 171 at the 2020 census. History Altamont was laid out ''circa'' 1890. The town was so named on account of its lofty elevation. A post office called A ...

Altamont, New York Altamont is a village located in the town of Guilderland in Albany County, New York, United States. The village is in the western part of the town. The population was 1,720 at the 2010 census. The name means "high mountain." History In colon ...

Tupper Lake (town), New York Tupper Lake is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in the southwest corner of Franklin County, New York, Franklin County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census. The town contains a Adm ...

, formerly Altamont, in Franklin County *

Altamont, North Carolina Altamont is an unincorporated community, North Carolina, unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 221, US 221/North Carolina Highway 194, NC 1 ...

Altamont, Ohio Altamont (previously known as Altamont Hill or Altamont Park) is an unincorporated community in Steubenville Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is located south of Steubenville and just east of Hillsboro along Wilson Avenue, at ...

Altamont, Oregon Altamont is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, southeast of Klamath Falls. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 19,257. All mailing addresses in Altamont are Klamath Falls ...

Altamont, Pennsylvania Altamont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,689 at the 2000 census. Geography Altamont is located at (40.783382, -76.222798). According to the United States Census Bureau, ...

Altamont, South Carolina Altamont was an unincorporated community in Greenville County, South Carolina Greenville County is located in the state of South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534, making it the most populous count ...

* Altamont, South Dakota *

Altamont, Tennessee Altamont is a town in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,117 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Grundy County. History Altamont was established in 1848 as a county seat for Grundy County, which had been create ...

Altamont, Utah Altamont is a town in Duchesne County, Utah, Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, an increase over the 2000 figure of 178. History The town was settled in the 1930s as a cent ...

Enterprises and organizations

* Altamont Apparel, a clothing brand * '' The Altamont Enterprise'', a weekly newspaper in Albany County, New York *

Altamont Raceway Park Altamont Raceway Park was a motorsports race track in the Western United States, western United States, located Northern California, northern California, west of Tracy, California, Tracy. It opened on July 22, 1966, and operated under the names ...

, a motorsports race track located in Alameda County in Northern California and site of the Altamont Free Concert *

Altamont School The Altamont School, located in Birmingham, Alabama atop Red Mountain, is a college preparatory day school with coeducational enrollment of grades 5– 12. Most of the students live in Birmingham and the surrounding communities. History Alta ...

, Birmingham, Alabama

Fictional entities

Characters

* Captain Altamont, the archenemy of Captain Hatteras in ''

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras ''The Adventures of Captain Hatteras'' (french: Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: ''The English at the North Pole'' (french: Les Anglais au pôle nord) and ''The Desert of Ice'' (french ...

''. * Altamont, the alias used by Sherlock Holmes in the story "

His Last Bow ''His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes'' is a 1917 collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, " His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Hol ...

" * Frederick Altamont, an alias of a pirate in Walter Scott's novel '' The Pirate'' * Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham, or

Uncle Fred Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham, commonly known as Uncle Fred, is a fictional character who appears in comedic short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse between 1935 and 1961. An energetic and mischievous ol ...

, in the P. G. Wodehouse novels * Mr. Frederic Altamont, a character in

W. M. Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel '' Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and ...

's ''Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush''

Places

* Altamont, Catawba, the stand-in for Asheville, North Carolina in Thomas Wolfe's ''

Look Homeward, Angel ''Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life'' is a 1929 novel by Thomas Wolfe. It is Wolfe's first novel, and is considered a highly autobiographical American coming-of-age story. The character of Eugene Gant is generally believed to be a ...

Music

Altamont (band) Altamont is a rock band from San Francisco, California. It was formed in 1994 as a side project by Dale Crover, drummer of the Melvins, along with Joey Osbourne and Dan Southwick of Acid King. The band is named after the infamous Altamont Free ...

Altamont Free Concert The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Livermore, California. Approximately 300,000 attended the concert, and some ant ...

, a 1969 rock concert held in Altamont, California * "Altamont", a song by Aphrodite's Child on their album ''

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'' * "Altamont", a song by Echo & The Bunnymen on their album ''

Evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

Transportation

Altamont Corridor Express The Altamont Corridor Express (also known as ACE, formerly Altamont Commuter Express) is a commuter rail service in California, connecting Stockton and San Jose during peak hours only. ACE is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it runs ...