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Delve into Alta
Alta in Placer County (California) with it's 610 habitants is located in United States about 2,325 mi (or 3,742 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Alta is now 09:51 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 11 airports close to Alta, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Lake Tahoe Airport in a distance of 49 mi (or 79 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nevada City, Downieville, Auburn, Placerville and Quincy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 17% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 23rd of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Trains at Cape Horn near Colfax, CA
Two westbound trains at Cape Horn - one on the outside track, the other through the tunnel.
North Fork American River Chamberlain Falls whitewater kayaking
Kayaking the Chamberlain Falls section of the North Fork of the American River in California at 1.85ft on the Iowa Hill gauge. Trip report available at http://www.CalKayaking.com.
Mineral bar campground (CA)
State campground Mineral bar (North Fork American River). About 5 miles from Colfax California.
Cape Horn.wmv
My first visit to the historic railroad site of Cape Horn, traveling by mountain bike from Colfax, October 18, 2009.
UP Roseville Sub., MP 156.28, Alta with tie fire!
Caught a westbound and an eastbound train at the Alta crossing. Westbound train had plenty of brake smoke thanks to the flange greaser about 200ft before the crossing. It all started a tie...
Union Pacific 844 Alta, California September 27, 2012
Union Pacific 844 at Alta California main street crossing.
Union Pacific Altafest Pipe Train at Alta MP156.28
Westbound UP 3800, 4831, 5563 passing through Alta on the way down to Davis Calif. Video shot at Altafest, Roseville Subdivision at Mile Post 156.28. Was interesting as this train was all cars...
Altafest, Amtrak #5 West Bound at Alta
Amtrak #5 West Bound at Alta California during Altafest Railfan weekend. Railfans gathered there as far away as the San Francisco Bay Area to photograph and shoot videos of trains on the Roseville...
Train Passing a Snowman today
Up at Alta,Casa Loma Road area, some kids built a snowman on the tracks. Train spared its life, it was on a different track. I warned the kids about being on the tracks before I left there.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Alta Dutch Flat Elementary School District
The Alta-Dutch Flat School District is a school district in Placer County, California. It currently maintains two schools, one in Alta, California and one in Emigrant Gap, California. Emigrant Gap Elementary School District was consolidated with Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary School District in 2001. Alta-Dutch Flat School was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2004. Alta-Dutch Flat School had 8 teachers in 2005, a decrease from 11 in 2003.