Altamont, South Dakota

About Altamont

Altamont is a tiny community in northeastern South Dakota counting 33 people who proudly call it home.

Altamont holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 26 residents per square mile.

📰 Altamont News Today

• Rita Renee Smith (Rauen) Obituary | 1954 - 2026 obituaries.startribune.com · May 3
• Eva Peiker-Seliger Obituary Nov 30, 2025 Mundwiler & Larson Funeral Homes · Nov 30
• Ramona Rae Nelson Obituary The Public Opinion · Mar 12
• Altamont Prairie Preserve in South Dakota The Nature Conservancy · Dec 12
• Early 2022 appears to be one of the windiest in recent history for northeastern South Dakota aberdeennews.com · Apr 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Altamont Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Altamont — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• With 33 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northeastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Altamont

• Altamont GPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Coteau Island State Public Shooting Area reviews ★
• Coteau Prairie WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Crystal Springs GPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Alice GPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Ketchum GPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area reviews ★
• Miller WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mitchell GPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nelson State Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
• Roe WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rush Lake GPA · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Altamont

🏘️ Nearby Communities