Alta Peak
Alta Peak is in Sequoia National Park not far from Giant Forest. 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.- Peak rising to 11,276 feet (3,437 metres)
- …is also known as “Tharp’s Peak”
- Description: mountain in Tulare County, United States of America
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pear Lake Ski Hut and Tokopah Falls.
Pear Lake Ski Hut
Ranger station
The Pear Lake Ski Hut is a mountain hut…
Alta Peak
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Latitude
36.59058° or 36° 35′ 26″ north
Longitude
-118.66339° or 118° 39′ 48″ west
Open location code
8583H8RP+6J
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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”
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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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