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Mount Lola

Mount Lola, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Lola rises to 2,788 m in California. Castle Peak stands 2,773 m to the south, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lola Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

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. 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. The area receives copious snowfall during the winter because of its high elevation. The Mount Lola is named for Lola Montez, a famous resident of Nevada County, who lived in Grass Valley in the 1850s.

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Wikidata Q8526099, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2788 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.43296, -120.36493

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Lola Knob: 0.3 mi
  • Basin Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Horse Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Perry's Point: 4.6 mi
  • Castle Peak: 4.7 mi
Parks: 52
  • Lamson-Cashion Donner Summit Hub: 8.3 mi
  • Donner Pines West Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Donner Lake Launching Facility: 8.6 mi
  • Donner Lake Property Owners Association Private Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Donner Lake Fishing Access: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Cliffs: 23
  • Frog Lake Cliff: 4.9 mi
  • German Ridge: 8.0 mi
  • Green Phantom Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Goldilocks Wall: 8.3 mi
  • Petroglyph Cliff: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 11
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 10.3 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 10.5 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
  • Woodcamp Day Use Site: 10.6 mi
  • Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
Springs: 9
  • Sardine Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Health Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Switchback spring: 17.1 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 7
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Webber Lake: 4.7 mi
  • China Wall: 8.5 mi
  • Rodeo Grounds: 12.7 mi
  • Five Lakes Trailhead: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Mount Lola. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakS 170°2,773 m4.7 mi
Basin PeakS 179°2,749 m3.5 mi
Tinker KnobSSE 162°2,713 m13.7 mi
Anderson PeakSSE 163°2,646 m12.6 mi
English MountainW 275°2,552 m10.0 mi
Mount LincolnS 169°2,551 m10.2 mi
Mount JudahSSE 164°2,513 m9.7 mi
Andesite PeakS 181°2,504 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3519:5220:33
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1915:5916:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282833384552585752433527

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sagehen Creek, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3671181035

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