Alta

Alta: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Alta

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Alta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.58100, -111.63700. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alta

• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chad's Gap · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Superior · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolverine · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Millicent · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sunset Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kesler Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dromedary Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Red Pine Dam · lake · Salt Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Clayton Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~8 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks (East) · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Cottonwood Canyon- Donut Falls Hike · waterfall · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Guardsman Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Pfeifferhorn · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Alta

Other other attractions near Alta

• Franz the bear · attraction · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Homestead Crater · attraction · Wasatch · ~18 km · Must-see
• Block U · attraction · Salt Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• May We Have Peace · attraction · Salt Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Through the Shelter of Love · attraction · Salt Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Peace Cradle · attraction · Salt Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Deveraux House · attraction · Salt Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Centennial Carillon Tower · attraction · Utah · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sugar Beets · attraction · Salt Lake · ~30 km
• Out Of The Blue · attraction · Salt Lake · ~33 km

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