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Welcome to Alpine ...

Alpine is located in Rio Grande County<1>.

Alpine is 8,280 feet [2,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alpine is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Alpine lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alpine: 719

Communities Also Named Alpine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Alpine: This one is located in Rio Grande County and the other is located in Chaffee County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 43 communities that are also named Alpine - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (3), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alpine.

Communities near Alpine ...

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

  • Del Norte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Summitville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
  • Jasper ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Spar City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Spar City is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spar City
  • Creede
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Creede is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Former name for Creede:
    • Amethyst
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <3>
  • Bachelor City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
  • Platoro
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Platoro is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
  • Monte Vista
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Center
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Center is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <3>

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 Alpine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alpine. 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 Alpine.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpine ...

Looking for more information about Alpine? 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 Alpine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alpine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Rio Grande, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alpine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.