Altamont Utah Map
Explore Altamont, Utah, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Altamont, Utah
How to Use This Altamont, Utah Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Altamont, Utah. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Utah or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Altamont.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Altamont |
| State | Utah (UT) |
| County | Duchesne County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 40.359398 |
| Longitude | -110.286268 |
| Population | 239 |
| Density | 435.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 84001 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| County Seat | Duchesne |
| School District | Duchesne School District |
About Altamont, Utah
Altamont is a locality in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 239. The population density is 435.3 people per km². Altamont is located at 40.3594°N, 110.2863°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Altamont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84001.Altamont occupies a broad, high-altitude plateau where the horizon stretches toward the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Uinta Mountains. It lies 40.4 miles west of Vernal, UT (from Vernal, UT: bearing 261°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west-northwest of Roosevelt. Sunlight here has a sharp, clarifying quality, bleaching the sagebrush and scrub oak until the landscape glows with a pale, arid intensity. To the north, the terrain drops away into the quiet, shadowed depths of Kuntz Hollow, while the nearby Lake Fork River cuts a persistent, winding path through the valley floor. The air remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of dry earth and distant pine from the bordering heights of Ashley National Forest.
Altamont remains defined by the steady, labor-intensive rhythms of agriculture and the quiet endurance of those who work the land. Early settlers channeled the mountain runoff to transform this basin into a patchwork of hay fields and grazing pastures, a legacy that continues to shape the local economy today. While the nearby Big Sand Wash Reservoir serves as a focal point for seasonal irrigation and respite from the heat, the true character of the place resides in the long, slow afternoons and the resilience of a life tethered to the soil. Life in Altamont moves with the seasons, marked by the turning of crops and the subtle, changing colors of the grasses as they transition from spring green to the deep, weathered gold of autumn.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ashley National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 352° N · 1.4M acres
- Big Sand Wash State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 143° SE
- Rabbit Gulch State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 232° SW
- Starvation State Park (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 217° SW
- Duchesne "D" (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 206° SW
- High Uintas Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.3 mi, 347° N · 454k acres
- Tabby Mountain State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.8 mi, 257° W
- Ashley Karst National Recreation And Geologic Area National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 20.8 mi, 051° NE · 174k acres
- Northern Ute Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 101° E
- Pariette Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 22.2 mi, 146° SE
- Wasatch National Forest (National Forest) — 29.9 mi, 352° N · 914k acres
- Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.2 mi, 118° SE · 16k acres
- Uintah "U" (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 081° E
- Twins (Historic Ruins) — 36.5 mi, 069° E
- Bear (Historic Ruins) — 36.5 mi, 069° E
- Wasatch County Highpoint (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 304° NW
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 39.9 mi, 080° E
- Nature (Theatre) — 40.0 mi, 309° NW
- Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 40.1 mi, 309° NW
- Black Canyon Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 40.1 mi, 059° NE
- Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 40.6 mi, 080° E
- Moonshine arch (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 071° E
- Dinah The Pink Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 41.3 mi, 080° E
- Strawberry River Day Use Area (Attraction) — 42.1 mi, 248° W
- Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 46.0 mi, 041° NE · 201k acres
- Dinosaur National Monument (National Monument) — 50.2 mi, 084° E · 203k acres
- Boxcar Gallery (Gallery) — 55.5 mi, 213° SW
- King-Koal Theaters (Cinema) — 58.9 mi, 207° SW
- Workshops for musicians and writers (Arts Centre) — 59.4 mi, 208° SW
- Price Theatre (Cinema) — 59.4 mi, 208° SW
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About This Altamont Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Altamont, Utah. Coordinates: 40.359398, -110.286268. 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 (84001), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Duchesne County (Duchesne), and school district assignment (Duchesne School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
