Around Alta ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Alta, with the nearest first.
- Ophir
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ilium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vance Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Telluride
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sawpit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sawpit
- From Alta to Sawpit
- Silverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ouray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Placerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loghill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For more communities neighboring Alta, please visit our County-by-County Page for Alta.
San Miguel County ...
Alta would have been located within present day San Miguel County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Miguel County: Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan & San Juan (UT).
Although it doesn't share a border with San Miguel County, La Plata is close to Alta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alta ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alta.
Airports Near Alta ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Alta and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Alta.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Colorado:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Alta), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |