Alpine Meadows, California

Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows is located in California
Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°10′43″N 120°13′40″W / 39.17861°N 120.22778°W / 39.17861; -120.22778
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation6,480 ft (1,975 m)

Alpine Meadows is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] The community is located on Bear Creek, a tributary of the Truckee River 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Tahoe City,[2] at an elevation of 6,480 ft (1,980 m).[1]

Rock Beaver Dam on Bear Creek, Jan. 2011 (Alpine Meadows, California)
  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpine Meadows, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 442. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.