Welcome to Alta Vista ...

Alta Vista is located in San Miguel County<1>.

Alta Vista is 6,550 feet [1,996 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alta Vista is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Alta Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Alta Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah (2) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Alta Vista ...

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

• Trementina ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Trementina is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
• Shoemaker
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Shoemaker is located in Mora County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
• Ancon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ancon is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancon
• Kroenigs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
• Valmora
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valmora is located in Mora County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
• Watrous
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Watrous is located in Mora County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
• Los Alamos
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
• Apache Springs
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
• Las Vegas
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <3>
• Romero
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Romero is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta Vista ...

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