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Alpine is a city on the northeastern edge of Utah County, Utah, on the slopes of the Wasatch Range north of Highland and American Fork, with 10,251 residents counted in the 2020 census.

The 2020 census counted 2,699 households in the city, with a median age of 31.8 years.

William Wordsworth and several other homesteading families settled the area in the fall of 1850, and the town was first called Mountainville before being renamed Alpine for views compared to the Swiss Alps.

Alpine was incorporated on January 19, 1855, and in the 1860s Mrs. Joseph Walton made a flag for the city that was carried across the county and flew for 40 years.

The city lies about 32 miles southeast of Salt Lake City on State Route 74, and its west side runs above the Wasatch Fault.

Alpine has been one of Utah's fastest-growing cities since the 1970s, especially in the 1990s, rising from 1,047 residents in 1970 to 10,251 in 2020.

Mountain biking trails around the city draw riders from across the state, and nearby American Fork Canyon offers camping, swimming, and access to mountaineering around Mount Timpanogos.

The Quail Fire of July 2012 burned more than 2,200 acres on the northeast side of town, and the area is served by the Lone Peak Fire Department and Lone Peak Police Force.

Despite its size, Alpine is home to five schools, including Alpine Elementary and Westfield Elementary, Timberline Middle School, the Mountainville Academy charter school, and the Montessori Canyon Academy.

Points of interest in and around Alpine include Burgess Park, Creekside Park, Historic Moyle Park, Horsetail Falls on the Dry Creek Trail, the Petersen Arboretum, and Tibble Fork Reservoir and Silver Lake Flat.