Welcome to El Alto ...

El Alto is located in Mora County<1>.

El Alto is 7,140 feet [2,176 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of El Alto is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for El Alto: 575

Communities near El Alto ...

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

• La Cueva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Ledoux
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
  • Ledoux is located in Mora County
• Pacheco Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
  • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
• Holman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
  • Holman is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holman <4>
• Rainsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• South Carmen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
  • South Carmen is located in Mora County
• Golondrinas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Guadalupita
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupita
  • Guadalupita is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupita <4>
• Ojo Feliz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <4>
• Rociada
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rociada
  • Rociada is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rociada <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 El Alto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Alto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Alto ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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