Alta (historical) – Populated Place in San Miguel, Colorado

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 187155

Location

State Colorado

County San Miguel

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

37°53'11"N 107°51'10"W

Decimal Degrees

37.8863832, -107.8528424

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Telluride

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Ophir Loop

2.0 mi SSW

Hydrography

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Description

A uninhabited ghost town.

Nearby Features

Turkey Creek Mesa Summit · 0.2 mi NNW
Alta Reservoir Number 3 Reservoir · 0.4 mi E
Middle Alta Lake Reservoir · 0.5 mi ENE
Gold King Basin Basin · 0.6 mi SSE
Wild Boy Lake Lake · 0.7 mi SSW
Alta Lakes Lake · 0.7 mi E
Bald Mountain Summit · 0.8 mi NNE
Ophir Needles Pillar · 1.3 mi S
Prospect Basin Basin · 1.3 mi NE
Palmyra Peak Summit · 1.3 mi E

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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