Welcome to Alta Hill ...

Alta Hill is located in Nevada County<1>.

The location of Alta Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Alta Hill is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alta Hill is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Alta Hill lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Alta Hill: (530)

Communities near Alta Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alta Hill.

• Nevada City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Nevada City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
• Colfax
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Colfax
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Alta Sierra
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
  • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Alta Sierra
• Lake Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
  • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lake Wildwood
• Penn Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Valley
  • Penn Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Penn Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Valley <4>
• Birchville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
  • Birchville is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Birchville
• Blue Tent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
  • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Blue Tent
• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bridgeport
• Chicago Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Chicago Park is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Chicago Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Park <4>
• North San Juan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Juan
  • North San Juan is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on North San Juan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North San Juan <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alta Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alta Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alta Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alta Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alta Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Alta Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta Hill ...

Looking for more information about Alta Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alta Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alta Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alta Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/