Alta

Alta is best known within northwest Iowa for its location in Buena Vista County, amid the farm country northwest of Storm Lake. The city sits in a landscape of gently rolling prairie shaped by corn and soybean production, characteristic of this part of the state. Storm Lake, a natural lake southeast of Alta, gives the county seat its name and provides the area’s principal shoreline setting. Buena Vista County was named after the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista, linking this Iowa community to a chapter of the Mexican–American War. Alta-Aurelia Community School District serves Alta and nearby Aurelia. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Buena Vista County.

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