Mount Davidson (Nevada)

Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson is located in Nevada
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson
Highest point
Elevation7,868 ft (2,398 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,704 ft (824 m)[2]
ListingNevada County High Points 17th[2]
Coordinates39°18′29″N 119°39′49″W / 39.308180633°N 119.663485353°W / 39.308180633; -119.663485353[1]
Geography
LocationStorey County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeVirginia Range
Topo mapUSGS 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.

Mount Davidson was named after Donald Davidson, a geologist.[3]

Mark Twain mentions a flag on Mount Davidson in his semi-autobiographical book Roughing It.[4] As of 2003 the flagpole was still standing.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Davidson". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Davidson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 67.
  4. ^ Twain, Mark (1872). Roughing It. Project Gutenberg.
  5. ^ "Mount Davidson". SummitPost.org. Retrieved December 31, 2009.


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