Alta Peak

Alta Peak is in not far from . Before 1896, the mountain was known as Tharps Peak. By 1903 it was generally known by its current name and Alta Peak appears on the Tehipite quadrangle, USGS 30 minute topographic map of 1905, and was officially recognized by the Board on Geographic Names in 1928.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 11,276 feet
  • Description: mountain in Tulare County, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Tharp’s Peak” and “Tharps Peak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pear Lake Ski Hut and Tokopah Falls.

Ranger station
Photo: Adorabutton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain hut in , California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in Sequoia National Park by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1939–41 using local Sierra granite and timber materials, the hut is an example of the National Park Service Rustic style, using rough masonry and a log roof structure.

Waterfall
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Tokopah Valley Falls, is a 1,200-foot cascading waterfall in , . The falls are formed as the Marble Fork of the slides down a huge granite headwall of the glacial Tokopah Valley.

Alta Peak

Latitude
36.59058° or 36° 35′ 26″ north
Longitude
-118.66339° or 118° 39′ 48″ west
Elevation
11,276 feet (3,437 metres)
Open location code
8583H8RP+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358796609
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5323493
Wiki­data ID
Q4735990
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Satellite Map

Discover Alta Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Alta Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alta Peak (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Tulare County)”
  • Cebuano: “Alta Peak”
  • Dutch: “Alta Peak”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل التا پياك”
  • Ladin: “Alta Peak”
  • Ukrainian: “Альта”
  • “Alta Peak”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tharp’s Rock and Winter Alta.

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