Alta

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Alta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 429 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jackson, WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, and it is located between Driggs, Idaho and the Grand Targhee ski resort.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Alta, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Teton Village
  15.8 mi away · pop. 739
• Moose Wilson Road
  19.4 mi away · pop. 1,535
• Wilson
  21.4 mi away · pop. 1,113
• Kelly
  22.5 mi away · pop. 120
• Jackson
  24.5 mi away · pop. 10,756
• Rafter J Ranch
  26.6 mi away · pop. 1,293
• South Park
  26.7 mi away · pop. 2,093
• Hoback
  35.2 mi away · pop. 1,316
• Alpine Northeast
  40.1 mi away · pop. 355
• Alpine Northwest
  40.8 mi away
• Alpine
  42.4 mi away · pop. 1,222
• Nordic
  48 mi away · pop. 238

Browse all places in Wyoming →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Alta

Final report, submitted to Wyoming Water Development Commission, Level II - Alta groundwater supply study

Rendezvous Engineering, P.C. · 2007

Final report, submitted to Wyoming Water Development Commission, for Level I--Alta master plan

Rendezvous Engineering, P.C. · 2002

Hiking the great Northwest

Harvey Manning · 1991

A year in a B & B in Banff

Jamie F. MacVicar · 2015

Città tecnologie ambiente

Luca Marescotti · 2004

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Big Rock, Jefferson, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 33 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 75 mi
• Wildfire Roe 2, Beaverhead, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 117 mi
• Wildfire Lake Channel, Power, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 126 mi
• Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 137 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 145 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 146 mi
• Wildfire Shale Butte, Lincoln, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 152 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Brown Funnel Polypore

Coltricia perennis

Seen 2026-10-02

bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Seen 2026-10-02

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Seen 2026-10-02

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Seen 2026-10-01

smooth cliffbrake

Pellaea glabella

Seen 2026-09-28

Rocky Mountain Spikemoss

Selaginella scopulorum

Seen 2026-09-28

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Seen 2026-09-28

False Yellowfoot

Chrysomphalina chrysophylla

Seen 2026-09-28

Common Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Seen 2026-09-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).