Mount Lola

Mount Lola
Mount Lola

Highest point
Elevation 9,148 ft (2,788 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,068 ft (630 m) [2]
Listing California county high points 18th
Tahoe OGUL Peak List[3]
Coordinates 39°25′59″N 120°21′52″W / 39.4329598°N 120.3643715°W / 39.4329598; -120.3643715Coordinates: 39°25′59″N 120°21′52″W / 39.4329598°N 120.3643715°W / 39.4329598; -120.3643715 [4]
Geography
Location Nevada County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Independence Lake

Mount Lola is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. Its summit, located north of Donner Pass and Interstate 80, is the highest point in Nevada County.[2] A subsidiary peak 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of the main summit is highest point in Sierra County at 8,848 feet (2,697 m) NAVD 88.[5]

The area receives copious snowfall during the winter because of its high elevation.[6]

The Mount Lola is named for Lola Montez, a famous resident of Nevada County, who lived in Grass Valley in the 1850s.[7]

Lola Montez, 1847.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Lola 2 1963". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Lola, California". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ↑ "Tahoe OGUL Peak List". Western State Climbers. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Mount Lola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  5. ↑ "Mount Lola–North Ridge Peak, California". Peakbagger.com.
  6. ↑ "Subsection M261Ej - Tahoe - Truckee". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  7. ↑ "Home of Lola Montez". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

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