Mount Davidson (Nevada)

Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson

Storey County, Nevada, U.S.

Highest point
Elevation 7,868 ft (2,398 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,704 ft (824 m) [2]
Listing Nevada County High Points 17th[2]
Coordinates 39°18′29″N 119°39′49″W / 39.308180633°N 119.663485353°W / 39.308180633; -119.663485353Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 119°39′49″W / 39.308180633°N 119.663485353°W / 39.308180633; -119.663485353 [1]
Geography
Location Storey County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Virginia Range
Topo map USGS Mount Davidson

Mount Davidson is both the highest and most topographically prominent mountain in both Storey County, Nevada, and the Virginia Range. The mountain forms a backdrop for the mining boomtown of Virginia City which was built above the Comstock Lode silver strike.

Mark Twain mentions a flag on Mount Davidson in his semi-autobiographical book Roughing It.[3] As of 2003 the flagpole was still standing.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Davidson". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Davidson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  3. ↑ Twain, Mark (1872). Roughing It. Project Gutenberg.
  4. ↑ "Mount Davidson". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-12-31.


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