Altamont

Few communities in California have a history as closely tied to the rail route over Altamont Pass as Altamont. This small, unincorporated settlement occupies the eastern edge of Alameda County, where the Diablo Range forms a low passage between the San Francisco Bay Area and California’s Central Valley. Railways made the pass an important inland crossing, and Interstate 580 now follows the same broader corridor. The slopes around Altamont are also marked by the Altamont Pass Wind Farm, among the earliest large-scale wind-energy developments in the United States. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Altamont Pass connects the Bay Area and Central Valley.

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