Altamont Manitoba Map

About Altamont, Manitoba

Altamont is a local urban district in 21-5-8-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Altamont is located at 49.3986°N, 98.4972°W.

Altamont rests on a broad, subtly rolling plain, a landscape that exhales the vastness of the prairie sky. It lies 36.8 km north-west of Morden, MB (from Morden, MB: bearing 309°T), and is situated 15.6 km south-south-east of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. Here, the land is a quilt of cultivated fields, stretching towards horizons that seem to hold their breath at dusk, when the light bleeds into soft mauves and burnt oranges, painting the stubble of harvested wheat with an ethereal glow. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of clover. Windmills, like skeletal sentinels, punctuate the fields, their blades a constant, whispery conversation with the elements, a sound that becomes the quiet pulse of life in Altamont. The story of Altamont is one of resilience, etched into the very grain of its agricultural heart. Settled by hardy pioneers drawn by the fertile soil, it has long been a place where the economy is tied to the bounty of the land, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the rhythm of existence. Though its population is modest, a deep-rooted sense of community prevails, fostered by shared harvests and the enduring spirit of neighbourly support. While no grand monuments mark its history, the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses and the well-maintained grain elevators stand as silent testaments to the generations who have coaxed life from this prairie soil, each one a chapter in Altamont's unfolding narrative.

About This Altamont Map Page

Explore Altamont, Manitoba, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.398611, -98.497222. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Altamont includes the postal code (R0G), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Altamont is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.