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Alpine California Map

Explore Alpine, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Alpine, California

How to Use This Alpine, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alpine, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Alpine.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Alpine
State	California (CA)
County	Mendocino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	32.842487
Longitude	-116.755911
Population	14,696
Density	211.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93550, 95490, 91901
Area Code	408, 669, 949
County Seat	Ukiah
School District	Grossmont Union High School District

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About Alpine, California

Alpine is a locality in Mendocino County, California, United States. It has a population of 14,696. The population density is 211.8 people per km². Alpine is located at 32.8425°N, 116.7559°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93550, 95490, 91901.

Alpine emerges from the rugged terrain where the Noyo River carves a path through the earth, marking the deep, quiet floor of Alpine Gulch. It lies 28.2 miles northwest of Ukiah, CA (from Ukiah, CA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 11.9 miles east of Fort Bragg. The landscape here is defined by a persistent, dry heat that bleaches the grasses to a pale straw color by late summer, turning the hills into a stark, golden expanse that shimmers under the midday sun. Only two miles away, the dense, shaded canopy of Jackson Demonstration State Forest provides a dark, verdant contrast to the sun-baked slopes, offering a reprieve of cool shadows and heavy pine needles. On the furthest horizon, the jagged, faint silhouettes of the Coast Ranges suggest a world beyond this basin, yet the immediate horizon belongs to the shifting light that catches the dust of the valley floor and turns the afternoon haze into a thick, copper-tinted veil.

Alpine holds a quiet, industrious history rooted in the slow accumulation of land and the steady labor of those who manage the surrounding timber and woodland resources. Residents move with a deliberate pace, their daily lives synchronized with the demands of an economy that favors forestry and local trade over the frantic energy of the lowlands. While the distant Gooseberry Trail invites the more ambitious traveler to explore the brush, most of the activity remains centered on the life of the valley, where the proximity to the Noyo River has historically dictated the rhythm of settlement. There is a particular stillness here during the twilight hours, when the temperature drops sharply and the scent of dry earth and sap lingers in the cooling air, grounding the identity of Alpine in the raw, unadorned reality of the inland interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blessed Mother (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 289° W
Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 073° E · 426k acres
Wright's Field (Private Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 208° SW
Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 169° S
Peutz Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 291° W
El Capitan Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 297° NW
Loveland Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 180° S
Crestridge Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 280° W
Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 203° SW
COVID climb (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 312° NW
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 094° E
Jake Porter Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 235° SW
Marshal Scottys Playland (Theme Park) — 7.4 mi, 270° W
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.6 mi, 218° SW · 25k acres
Pine Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.8 mi, 121° SE · 13k acres
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 078° E
Louis A. Stezler Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 287° W
Guatay Mtn Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 9.1 mi, 088° E · 502 acres
Three Sisters Waterfalls (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 024° NE
Cedar Creek Falls (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 008° N
Hauser Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.4 mi, 148° SE · 7,197 acres
Airplane Monument (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 061° NE
Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 062° NE
Mabel P. Bryan Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 254° W
Stagehouse Theatre (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 263° W
They Cared Memorial (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 258° W
Guy R. Woodward Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 336° NW
Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.4 mi, 219° SW
Kung Fu Corals (Aquarium) — 18.4 mi, 254° W
Poway Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 298° NW

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