Alto Pass
Alto Pass is a village in Union County, Illinois, United States. The population was 342 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 391 in 2010. The Bald Knob Cross and Bald Knob Wilderness are nearby.Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Village with 388 residents
- Description: human settlement in Union County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Alto Pass, IL”, “Alto Pass, Illinois”, “Alto Station”, and “Quetil”
- Postal code: 62905
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bald Knob Cross.
Bald Knob Cross
Monument
Bald Knob Cross, officially known as the Bald Knob Cross of Peace, is a large white cross located in Alto Pass, Illinois, United States. The structure is 111 feet tall. Bald Knob Cross is situated 2 miles southwest of Alto Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cobden.
Cobden
Cobden is a village in Union County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt.” The population estimate as of 2025 is 1,064.Alto Pass
- Categories: village of Illinois and locality
- Location: Union, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.57033° or 37° 34′ 13″ northLongitude
-89.31759° or 89° 19′ 3″ westPopulation
388Elevation
748 feet (228 metres)Open location code
869GHMCJ+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 153806689OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4232675Wikidata ID
Q1889651
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Alto Pass” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألتو باس”
- Basque: “Alto Pass”
- Catalan: “Alto Pass”
- Cebuano: “Alto Pass”
- Chinese: “Alto Pass”
- Chinese: “阿爾托帕斯 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “阿爾托帕斯”
- Dutch: “Alto Pass”
- French: “Alto Pass”
- German: “Alto Pass”
- Gilaki: “آلتؤ پس (ايلينؤی)”
- Gilaki: “آلتؤ پس”
- Haitian: “Alto Pass, Ilinwa”
- Haitian: “Alto Pass”
- Hausa: “Alto Pass, Illinois”
- Hausa: “Alto Pass”
- Italian: “Alto Pass”
- Ladin: “Alto Pass”
- Mazanderani: “التو پاس (ایلینوی)”
- Mazanderani: “التو پاس”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Alto Pass”
- Newari: “एल्टो पास (इलियोनोई)”
- Newari: “एल्टो पास, इलिनोइ”
- Newari: “एल्टो पास, इलियोनोई”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alto Pass (Illinois)”
- Norwegian: “Alto Pass”
- Polish: “Alto Pass”
- Portuguese: “Alto Pass”
- Serbian: “Алто Пас”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alto Pass, Illinois”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alto Pass”
- Spanish: “Alto Pass”
- Ukrainian: “Альто-Пасс”
- Urdu: “التو پاس، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “التو پاس”
- Vietnamese: “Alto Pass, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Alto Pass”
- Volapük: “Alto Pass”
- Welsh: “Alto Pass, Illinois”
- Welsh: “Alto Pass”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alto Pass Fire Department and River to River Trail - Alto Pass Crossing.
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