Mount Lola

Mount Lola
Mount Lola is located in California
Mount Lola
Mount Lola
Highest point
Elevation9,147 ft (2,788 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,068 ft (630 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates39°25′59″N 120°21′54″W / 39.43298771°N 120.36489484000002°W / 39.43298771; -120.36489484000002[4]
Geography
LocationNevada County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Independence Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeSimple 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.
  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. ^ a b "Mount Lola, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ^ a b "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.