Mount Davis (California)

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Mount Davis

Mount Davis is the peak on the right
Elevation 12,303 ft (3750 m)
Location California, USA
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°42′53″N, 119°13′11″W
Topo map USGS Mount Ritter
Type Granite
Age of rock Cretaceous
First ascent 1891 by Milton F. Davis
Easiest route Scramble

Mount Davis is a prominent peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, USA. The peak was named after Lieutenant Milton Fennimore Davis, who was one of the first US military personnel to guard Yosemite National Park. Davis was the first person to climb the peak.

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