Altamont, British Columbia

Altamont is a neighbourhood of the District of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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

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Coordinates: 49°20′24″N 123°11′49″W / 49.340°N 123.197°W / 49.340; -123.197


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