Mount Lola

Mount Lola
Elevation	9,148 ft (2,788 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	2,068 ft (630 m) [2]
Listing	California County High Points
Location
Location	Nevada County, California, USA
Range	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	39°25′59″N 120°21′54″W / 39.43306°N 120.365°W / 39.43306; -120.365Coordinates: 39°25′59″N 120°21′54″W / 39.43306°N 120.365°W / 39.43306; -120.365[1]
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 8,844 feet (2,696 m).^[3]

The area receives copious snowfall during the winter because of its high elevation.^[4]

The Mount Lola is named for Lola Montez, a famous resident of Nevada County, who lived in Grass Valley in the 1850s.^[5]

Lola Montez, 1847.

See also

• List of highest points in California by county

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Lola 2 1963". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=KS2022. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Lola, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2549. 
3. ^ "Mount Lola–North Ridge Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2548. 
4. ^ "Subsection M261Ej - Tahoe - Truckee". U.S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/m261ej.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 
5. ^ "Home of Lola Montez". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/listed_resources/default.asp?num=292. Retrieved 2009-08-12. 

External links

• "Mount Lola". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:262793. 
• "Mount Lola". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/152684.