Mount Lola
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| Mount Lola | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 9,148 ft (2,466 m) |
| Location | Sierra County, California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Prominence | 2,068 ft (630 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Independence Lake |
Mount Lola is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, USA. Its summit is located north of Donner Pass and White Rock Lake near the Sierra-Nevada county border.[1] The mountain, with an elevation of 9,148 ft (2,788 m), is the county highpoint of Nevada County.[1] Mount Lola is located on the south end of a north-south oriented ridge that extends into Sierra County.[2] A subpeak named Mount Lola North bookends the ridge on the north side, but the peak is unmarked on topographic maps.[2] The north peak rises to an elevation of 8,844 ft (2,696 m), which is the highpoint of Sierra County.[2] The entire ridge, located at a high elevation, receives copious snowfall during the winter.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- General
- Mount Lola, California. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- Mount Lola-North Ridge Peak, California. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- Suttle, Gary. California County Summits. Berkeley, Ca.: Wilderness Press, 1994.
- Specific
- ^ a b Mount Lola, USGS INDEPENDENCE LAKE (CA) Topo Map. USGS Quad maps. Topozone.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b c USGS INDEPENDENCE LAKE (CA) Topo Map. USGS Quad maps. Topozone.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Subsection M261Ej - Tahoe - Truckee. USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
[edit] External links
- Mount Lola is at coordinates Coordinates:
