Altamont, California
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Template:Short description Template:See also Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Altamont <ref name=CGN /> is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located Template:Convert northeast of Livermore,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> at an elevation of Template:Convert in the Altamont Pass. Originally called The Summit, the name was changed to Altamont when the Central Pacific Railroad arrived in 1869.<ref name=CGN />
History
Altamont is derived from its former name Alta Monte (Spanish for "High Mountain"). The community was also briefly known as The Summit.<ref name=CGN />
A post office operated at Altamont from 1872 to 1955.<ref name=CGN />