Altamont Kansas Map

About Altamont, Kansas

Altamont is a locality in Labette County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,061. The population density is 215.0 people per km². Altamont is located at 37.1903°N, 95.2972°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Altamont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67330.

Altamont occupies a broad, terrestrial expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulling the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Tackett Mound. It lies 35.9 miles west-southwest of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 245°T), and is situated 10.6 miles south of Parsons. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding patience of the Kansas plains, where the wind carries the scent of dry soil and the rustle of tallgrass. Only a mile away, Deer Creek carves a quiet, shaded path through the terrain, its banks lined with the silver-leafed shadows of cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to its slow, rhythmic passage. The air here holds a particular clarity at dusk, transforming the golden fields into a vast, glowing geometry that seems to suspend time itself between the cooling earth and the deepening violet of the sky.

Altamont serves as a repository for the quiet industry of the region, where the economy remains deeply anchored to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent labor of the land. Historically, the patterns of settlement here followed the iron lines of the railroad, which once dictated the growth and momentum of the local trade. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the geography opens toward the Big Hill Wildlife Area, a sanctuary where the tallgrass ecosystem thrives in quiet isolation. Residents often look toward the waters of Big Hill Lake for a respite from the intensity of the summer sun, finding in its stillness a reflection of the town’s own measured, deliberate pace. Life in Altamont is measured not by the velocity of change, but by the subtle shifts in the light and the enduring connection to the soil that has sustained the inhabitants for generations.

About This Altamont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Altamont, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.190345, -95.297193. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Altamont includes the ZIP code (67330), telephone area code (785), county seat of Labette County (Oswego), and school district assignment (Labette County Unified School District 506).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.