Altamont, Utah
Town in the Duchesne County, Utah, United States
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Altamont is a town in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 239 at the 2020 census,[4] an increase over the 2010 figure of 225.[5]
Altamont | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Location in Duchesne County and the state of Utah | |
  Altamont Location within Utah  Altamont Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′32″N 110°17′17″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Duchesne |
| Settled | 1930s |
| Incorporated | 1953 |
| Named after | Altonah and Mount Emmons |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| • Land | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,391 ft (1,948 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 239 |
| • Density | 1,306.9/sq mi (504.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84001 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-00760[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412355[2] |
| Website | altamontutah.gov |
History
The town was founded in 1935 around a new high school.[6] [7] The school was finished in 1935.[8] A contest was held to name the school, and the winner was 10th-grade-boy Clarence Snyder. He created the portmanteau of Altamont, combining the names of the nearby villages of Altonah and Mount Emmons.[6][8] The community grew gradually and, in May 1953, petitioned to incorporate as a town in 1953.[8]
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[9][10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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.
