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Alta Utah Map

Explore Alta, Utah, 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 Alta, Utah

How to Use This Alta, Utah Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alta, Utah. 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 Utah 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 Alta.

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	Alta
State	Utah (UT)
County	Salt Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	40.582406
Longitude	-111.620321
Population	228
Density	19.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	84092
Area Code	801, 385
County Seat	Salt Lake City
School District	Canyons School District

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About Alta, Utah

Alta is a locality in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 228. The population density is 19.3 people per km². Alta is located at 40.5824°N, 111.6203°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Alta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84092.

Alta commands a steep, rugged domain where the thin, crystalline air of the high altitude sharpens the edges of every crag and pine. It lies 9.3 miles east-southeast of Cottonwood Heights, UT (from Cottonwood Heights, UT: bearing 103°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-southwest of Park City. Little Cottonwood Creek surges through the lower reaches of the terrain, its icy, snow-fed currents carving a path through the rocky debris of Collins Gulch. Above the treeline, the slopes of the Wasatch Range loom in the distance, their jagged silhouettes holding the weight of winter long after the valley floors have warmed. Sunlight at dusk catches the sharp granite faces, bathing the slopes in a fleeting, bruised violet light that settles over the landscape with a heavy, quiet intensity. The Alta Ski Area Recreation Area encompasses these heights, transforming the vertical wilderness into a theater of movement where the silence of the alpine wilderness is punctuated only by the whistle of wind through the rock.

Silver mining once defined the ambition of those who first climbed these slopes, digging deep into the mountainside to pull veins of ore from the earth before the industry gave way to the seasonal rhythm of the modern economy. Alta has shifted its focus from the extraction of metals to the stewardship of the deep, dry powder that draws visitors to its slopes each winter. Residents and seasonal workers move with a purposeful, measured gait, accustomed to the sudden shifts in weather that can shroud the peaks in white at a moment's notice. Beyond the immediate slopes, the wilderness remains vast and largely untamed, with the waters of Twin Lakes Reservoir waiting in the quiet basins above, and the distant, singular roar of Donut Falls echoing through the hidden canyons. Those who wander further afield may find their way toward the Lake Desolation Trail, traversing a landscape that values the endurance of the land over the fleeting footprints of men.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wasatch National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 914k acres
Alta Ski Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — locality lies within
Chad's Gap (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 357° N
Solitude Ski Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 034° NE
Uinta National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 187° S · 878k acres
Reservoir Site No. 3 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 042° NE · 66 acres
Twin Peaks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.3 mi, 270° W · 11k acres
Heber Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 089° E
Mining Tramway Base (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 192° S
Wasatch Mountain State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 080° E
Lone Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.8 mi, 220° SW · 31k acres
Nursery Site Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 4.0 mi, 352° N
W.F. Mueggler, Butler Fork Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.2 mi, 335° NW
Jan Wilking (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 073° E
Silver King Mine (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 059° NE
Coming Home (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 051° NE
Mountain Trails Gallery (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 058° NE
West Light Images (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 058° NE
Susan Swartz Studios (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 058° NE
Jason DeLecour (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 057° NE
Samuel LePage Raddon (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 057° NE
Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 259° W
Kimball Art Center (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 048° NE
McPolin Barn (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 037° NE
Eccles Center (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 048° NE
Forest Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 189° S
The Alf Engen Ski Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 019° N
Jordanelle State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 085° E
Metropolitan Redstone 8 Cinemas (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 024° NE
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 10.5 mi, 205° SW · 250 acres

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