Alta Sierra is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[2]
Alta Sierra | |
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Coordinates: 35°43′45″N 118°32′58″W / 35.72917°N 118.54944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Area | |
• Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 5,718 ft (1,743 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 103 |
• Density | 100/sq mi (40/km2) |
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
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alta Sierra, Kern County, California
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.