Mountain House, Alameda County, California
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Mountain House is an unincorporated community
in Alameda County
, California
, United States
. It is located 12 miles (19.3 km) east-northeast of Livermore
, at an altitude of 207 feet (63 m), between the California Aqueduct
and the Delta-Mendota Canal
at a crossroads two miles (3 km) southwest of San Joaquin County's Mountain House.
The Elk Horn post office, which operated from 1852 to 1853, was located at or near Mountain House.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Alameda County
Alameda County, California
Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located 12 miles (19.3 km) east-northeast of Livermore
Livermore, California
Livermore is a city in Alameda County. The population as of 2010 was 80,968. Livermore is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area....
, at an altitude of 207 feet (63 m), between the California Aqueduct
California Aqueduct
The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a system of canals, tunnels, and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern- and Central California to Southern California. The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the...
and the Delta-Mendota Canal
Delta-Mendota Canal
The Delta–Mendota Canal is a aqueduct in central California. It is part of the Central Valley Project and its purpose is to replace the water in the San Joaquin River that is diverted into Madera Canal and Friant-Kern Canal at Friant Dam. The canal begins at the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant ,...
at a crossroads two miles (3 km) southwest of San Joaquin County's Mountain House.
The Elk Horn post office, which operated from 1852 to 1853, was located at or near Mountain House.