Almont, Colorado#History
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States}}
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|governing_body = Gunnison County
| established_title = Platted
| established_date = 1881{{cite book |last=Eichler |first= Geo. R. |title=Colorado Place Names |location=Boulder, Colo. |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |year=1977 |lccn=77-89726}}
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Almont is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Almont Post Office is 81210.
History
The town of Almont was platted in 1881 on the Fisher Ranch. Samual Fisher allegedly named the town for Almont of Kentucky, the horse that sired his favorite stallion. The Almont, Colorado, post office opened on March 6, 1882.{{cite book | last = Bauer | first = William H. |author2=James L. Ozment |author3=John H. Willard | title = Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989 | publisher = The Colorado Railroad Museum |location=Denver, Co. | year = 1990 | isbn = 0-918654-42-4 |lccn= 90-034759}} In the late 19th century, miners in the area brought their ore to Almont, where it was transported by train to Gunnison.[http://www.gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/area-tour/almont "Almont, Colorado: Near Gunnison-Crested Butte"] GunnisonCrestedButte.com. Retrieved 23 July 2009. In its present form, the town consists of two four-season resorts and a small year-round population.
Geography
Almont is located on State Highway 135 about {{convert|10|mi}} north of the city of Gunnison. The Taylor River and East River meet in Almont where they become the Gunnison River as it flows southwest.
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See also
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References
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External links
{{sister project links|Gunnison County, Colorado|auto=yes}}
- [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
- [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723170811/http://www.gunnisoncrestedbutte.travel// Gunnison-Crested Butte Tourism Office]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130607180100/http://chriskopf.com/communities/almont/ Almont Real Estate & Community Information]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Gunnison County, Colorado