Altamont Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. Part of District of West Vancouver, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

Altamont: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Altamont

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Altamont

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Altamont Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Altamont

References to Altamont that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 26 November 1979 on 92 G/6, as listed in numerous Directories dating from the 1920's.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Named by John Fitzgerald Mahon ( - 1942) of Vancouver and London, who subdivided land here in 1913, after his brother-in-laws' courtesy title, Earl of Altamont, the eldest son of the Marquess of Sligo (Irish peer), and brother of his wife, Lady Alice Mahon.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Metro Vancouver Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-25