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Portola (/ p ɔːr ˈ t oʊ l ə / por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, [5] although he did not ...
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [b] [c] The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of California by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Portola Valley is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area , Portola Valley is a small, wealthy community nestled on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains .
Lake Davis is an artificial lake in Plumas County, California near the Sierra Nevada community of Portola. Its waters are impounded by Grizzly Valley Dam, which was completed in 1966 (59 years ago) () as part of the California State Water Project. The lake is named for Lester T. Davis (1906–1952). [1]
Plumas County (/ ˈ p l uː m ə s / ⓘ) is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 19,790. [2]
Portola Redwoods State Park is a 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) state park in California situated in San Mateo County. [1] The parks' primary watercourses — Peters Creek, Pescadero Creek and their associated tributaries — converge at Portola Redwoods State Park. Tip Toe Falls is a small waterfall along Fall Creek, a tributary of Pescadero Creek.
The California Geological Survey states that "the northern ... The crest elevation is almost 10,000 ... Nevada City, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Portola ...
Beckwourth Pass is located at the north eastern edge of Sierra Valley at Chilcoot-Vinton, California near the border between Plumas County and Lassen County, 20 miles (32 km) east of Portola, California and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Reno, Nevada. California State Route 70 crosses over Beckwourth Pass.