Alta Sierra
Unincorporated community and CDP
Alta Sierra is located in California
Alta Sierra
Alta Sierra
Location in California
Alta Sierra is located in the United States
Alta Sierra
Alta Sierra
Alta Sierra (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°43′45″N 118°32′58″W / 35.72917°N 118.54944°W / 35.72917; -118.54944
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern 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).

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 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.


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