Alta Hill
Alta Hill is a hamlet in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,648 feet. Alta Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Sierra Vista Park, as well as near Ridge View.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “Alta Hill, CA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grass Valley Public Library and Empire Mine State Historic Park.
Grass Valley Public Library
Library
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grass Valley Public Library is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Grass Valley, California and a part of the Nevada County Library System, it is open Tuesday through Saturday.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Park
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical Landmark. Empire Mine State Historic Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Alta Hill.
Nevada Union High School
School
Nevada Union High School is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of California's capital, Sacramento. Situated between Nevada City and Grass Valley, the school serves those two incorporated cities and a large surrounding community.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grass Valley and Boston Ravine.
Grass Valley
Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.
Boston Ravine
Hamlet
Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level. Boston Ravine is situated 1½ miles south of Alta Hill.
Hills Flat
Hamlet
Hills Flat is a neighborhood of Grass Valley, California, United States, formerly an unincorporated community of Nevada County. It lies at an elevation of 2457 feet. Hills Flat is situated 1½ miles east of Alta Hill.
Alta Hill
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.22989° or 39° 13′ 48″ northLongitude
-121.07662° or 121° 4′ 36″ westElevation
2,648 feet (807 metres)Open location code
84FW6WHF+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 141036406OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ridge View and Sierra Vista Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenwood Memorial Cemetery and Saint Patricks Cemetery.
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