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Challis, ID vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas has 44.0% more rainy days than Challis.
- Alturas has 21.9% more Sunny Days than Challis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alturas scores 4.5% better than Challis
 Challis, IDAlturas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43702443
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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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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