Loope | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Alpine County, California |
Coordinates: | 38.6653°N -119.6961°W |
Elevation M: | 1886 |
Elevation Ft: | 6188 |
Loope (formerly, Loopeville and Monitor) is an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California. It is located on Monitor Creek, at an elevation of 6188 feet (1886 m).
A post office operated at Monitor from 1863 to 1888. The Loope post office operated from 1898 to 1908.
The place was originally named from the nearby Monitor Mine, which in turn was named for the Civil War naval vessel. It was renamed in honor of a Dr. Loope who resurrected the mining industry locally with the influx of investments from the east coast.