Almont, Colorado
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| Almont, Colorado | |
| — unincorporated town — | |
  Almont, Colorado
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County | Gunnison County[1] |
| Platted | 1881[2] |
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| - Type | unincorporated town |
| Elevation [1] | 8,022 ft (2,445 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 81210[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0188934 |
Almont is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Almont Post Office is 81210[3].
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[edit] History
The town of Almont was platted in 1881 on the Fisher Ranch.[2] Samual Fisher allegedly named the town for Almont of Kentucky, the horse that sired his favorite stallion.[2] The Almont Post Office opened on March 6, 1882.[4]
[edit] Geography
Almont is located at (38.664335,-106.845303).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
- ^ a b ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 3, 2007.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment, John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
[edit] External links
- Gunnison-Crested Butte Tourism Office (official tourism website)
- Almont, Colorado is at coordinates Coordinates:
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