Altamont, North Carolina

This article is about the North Carolina community. For other uses, see Altamont (disambiguation).

Altamont
Unincorporated community
Altamont Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°59′27″N81°56′39″W / 35.99083°N 81.94417°W / 35.99083; -81.94417
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Avery County
Elevation	3,268 ft (996 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28657
Area code	828
GNIS feature ID	1018807 [1]

Altamont is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along US 221/NC 194 (Linville Falls Highway), between the town of Crossnore and the community of Linville Falls. Altamont translates to "High Mountain."

The Ray Wiseman House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ^[2]

See also

• Linville River

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Altamont, North Carolina
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.