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| Place | Altamont |
| Type | Local Urban District |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | 21-5-8-W |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.398611 |
| Longitude | -98.497222 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | GAAPS |
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.
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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.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |