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Alturas, CA vs Challis, ID

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- Challis has 30.5% less rainy days than Alturas.
- Challis has 18.0% less Sunny Days than Alturas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Challis scores 4.3% worse than Alturas
 Alturas, CAChallis, IDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall24  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock52532443
Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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Reviews for Challis    1 Reviews

I lived in Challis from 1988 to 1992. At that time there was no bookstore in town. One employer, a molybdenum mine. Population consists of two groups, the mine  More

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