Altamont, Maryland

Altamont
Unincorporated community
Location within the state of Maryland
Coordinates: 39°25′39″N 79°16′55″W / 39.42750°N 79.28194°W / 39.42750; -79.28194Coordinates: 39°25′39″N 79°16′55″W / 39.42750°N 79.28194°W / 39.42750; -79.28194
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Garrett
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Altamont is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.^[1] Altamont sits on the Eastern Continental Divide between the watershed of Crabtree Creek, which flows into the Savage River and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean, and the watershed of the Little Youghiogheny River, which flows into the Youghiogheny River and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico. Altamont is notable as the spot at which the B&O Railroad crossed the divide. Today, that same spot is crossed by CSX's Mountain Subdivision. Altamont also features the intersection of Maryland Route 135 (MD 135) and MD 495.

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Municipalities and communities of Garrett County, Maryland, United States County seat: Oakland Towns Accident Deer Park Friendsville Grantsville Kitzmiller Loch Lynn Heights Mountain Lake Park Oakland CDPs Bloomington Crellin Finzel Gorman Hutton Jennings Swanton Unincorporated communities Altamont Asher Glade Bittinger East Vindex Fairview Hoyes Keysers Ridge McHenry Red House Sang Run Selbysport Shallmar West Vindex Wilson Wilson‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties