Alta Sierra, Kern County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community and CDP in California, United States

35°43′45″N 118°32′58″W / 35.72917°N 118.54944°W / 35.72917; -118.54944CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyKern CountyArea

^[1]

• Total1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²) • Land1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[2]

5,718 ft (1,743 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total103 • Density100/sq mi (40/km²)

Alta Sierra is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.^[2]

It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) east of Glennville,^[4] at an elevation of 5,718 feet (1,743 m) in the Greenhorn Mountains/Sierra Nevada foothills.^[2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Alta Sierra as a census-designated place (CDP).

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alta Sierra, Kern County, California
^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Alta Sierra CDP (Kern County), California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 992. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.