Mount Lola

Mount Lola
Mount Lola Location in Northern California
Highest point
Elevation	9,147 ft (2,788 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	2,068 ft (630 m)[2]
Listing	California county high points 18th Tahoe OGUL Star Peak[3]
Coordinates	39°25′59″N 120°21′54″W[4]
Geography
Location	Nevada County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Independence Lake
Climbing
Easiest route	Simple scramble, class 1[3]

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] It is also the highest point in the Sierra Nevada north of Interstate 80. 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

• List of highest points in California by county

References

1. "Mount Lola 2 1963". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
2. "Mount Lola, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
3. "Tahoe OGUL Peaks List". Retrieved 2021-11-07.
4. "Mount Lola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
5. "Mount Lola–North Ridge Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
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.

External links

• "Mount Lola". SummitPost.org.