Mount Alto
Mount Alto is a peak in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic and has an elevation of 351 feet. Mount Alto is situated nearby to the suburb Glover Park, as well as near the neighborhood Massachusetts Avenue Heights.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 351 feet
- Description: mountain in District of Columbia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mt. Alto” and “Red Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Embassy of Russia and Number One Observatory Circle.
Embassy of Russia
Government office
The Embassy of Russia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the United States. The embassy is located at 2650 Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., and oversees consulates in New York and Houston.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory".
Embassy of Norway
Government office
Photo: Williamborg, Public domain.
The Embassy of Norway in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Norway to the United States. It is presently located at 2720 34th St, NW, Washington DC 20008.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glover Park and Cathedral Heights.
Glover Park
Suburb
Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.
Cathedral Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cathedral Heights is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, the neighborhood has a commercial corridor of shops and restaurants along Wisconsin Avenue.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Mount Alto
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92372° or 38° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
-77.0747° or 77° 4′ 29″ westElevation
351 feet (107 metres)Open location code
87C4WWFG+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 358957912OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Mount Alto” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Alto”
- Dutch: “Mount Alto”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Consulate of the Russian Federation and Boris Nemtsov Plaza.
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