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Unincorporated community in California, United States
103Population
5,718 ftElevation

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

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