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Altamont Orchards

A 54+ year family-operated orchard at 691 NY-146 in Altamont, NY — Albany County, Capital Region. One of the largest farm markets in the Capital District; over 40 apple varieties for pick-your-own, plus pumpkins and strawberries. Farm market features Capital-District-anchor specialty foods, a bakery with the much-celebrated apple cider donuts, pies, breads, pastries, and a gift shop.

What they do

Altamont Orchards is a 54+ year family-operated orchard at 691 NY-146 in Altamont, NY — Albany County, the Capital Region of [[beacon-ny|New York]] State (upper Hudson Valley).

Production:

  • 40+ apple varieties for pick-your-own
  • Pumpkins (October)
  • Strawberries (June)

Retail / agritourism:

  • [[farm-market|Farm market]] — one of the largest in the Capital District
  • Bakery — apple cider donuts (a regional standout), pies, breads, pastries
  • Specialty foods sourced from across the Northeast
  • Gift shop

Apple picking runs roughly September 20 through October 19 across two orchard locations. Pets are not allowed in the picking orchard but leashed animals are welcome in non-crop areas.

Why it’s listed

A 54-year orchard with 40+ apple varieties, one of the largest farm markets in the Capital District, and a regionally-famous cider donut program — [[directory|the directory]] tracks operations like this because the longevity and scale make them anchors of the [[carolina-piedmont|upstate]] New York seasonal-foodway calendar.

Bioregional fit

Altamont is in Albany County, at the upper edge of the [[mid-hudson-valley]] / Capital Region of [[beacon-ny|New York]] State. The Helderberg Escarpment runs through this area, giving the orchards their elevation, drainage, and apple-microclimate siting.

See also

Auto-generated from this entry’s typed relations: frontmatter, grouped by relation type so the editorial signal isn’t flattened.

  • Instance of: [[orchard]] · [[farm-stand]] · [[agritourism]]
  • Contained by: [[mid-hudson-valley]]

Sources

Related concepts: [[farm]] · [[farm-stand]] · [[agritourism]].

A listing in the 0mn1.one [[directory]]. Filed under [[mid-hudson-valley]] in [[directory|the directory]].

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