Lamont Washington Map

About Lamont, Washington

Lamont is a locality in Whitman County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 170. The population density is 81.4 people per km². Lamont is located at 47.2015°N, 117.9052°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99017.

Lamont rests in a wide, shallow basin where the earth unfurls in soft, rolling swells. It lies 38.7 miles south-west of Spokane, WA (from Spokane, WA: bearing 216°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-east of Sprague. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and ochres, broken only by the stark, dark punctuation of distant farmsteads and the occasional, wind-scoured grove of trees. The sky, vast and often a brilliant, almost startling blue, seems to press down on the land, giving the horizon a peculiar intimacy. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the contours of the fields, lending a profound stillness to the air, a quiet breath held before the coming twilight. The history of Lamont is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent cultivation of this dry land. For generations, the economy here has been tethered to the golden grain that carpets the surrounding hills, a testament to the resilience of those who chose to coax sustenance from its fertile, yet demanding, soil. Remnants of earlier homesteads, their weathered wood bleached silver by the sun and wind, occasionally appear like forgotten bones on the prairie, whispers of lives lived out under this immense sky. The rhythm of Lamont is dictated by the seasons and the harvest, a slow, deliberate pulse that beats with the turning of the earth and the honest labor of its people.

About This Lamont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lamont, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.201549, -117.905221. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lamont and Whitman County.

Detailed location data for Lamont includes the ZIP code (99017), telephone area code (509), county seat of Whitman County (Colfax), and school district assignment (Lamont School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lamont is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.