Alta Sierra, Kern County, California

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Alta Sierra
Alta Sierra (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°43′45″N118°32′58″W / 35.72917°N 118.54944°W / 35.72917; -118.54944
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Area
[1]
  Total1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
  Land1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,718 ft (1,743 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total103
  Density100/sq mi (40/km2)

Alta Sierra is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. [2]

It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) east of Glennville, [4] at an elevation of 5,718 feet (1,743 m) in the Greenhorn Mountains/Sierra Nevada foothills. [2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Alta Sierra as a census-designated place (CDP).

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alta Sierra, Kern County, California
  3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Alta Sierra CDP (Kern County), California". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 992. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.