Alta, Illinois

Alta, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Alta, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°48′39″N 89°38′03″W / 40.81083°N 89.63417°W / 40.81083; -89.63417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Peoria
Elevation	751 ft (229 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	309
GNIS feature ID	403461[1]

Alta is an unincorporated community on the northwest border of Peoria in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Alta is 8 miles (13 km) north-northwest of downtown Peoria. The decommissioned Illinois State Route 174 runs through Alta, and the Rock Island Trail begins in Alta.