Mount Jefferson (Nevada)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mount Jefferson
Cliffs on the east flanks of Mt. Jefferson
Elevation	11,949 feet (3,642 m)^[1]
Location	Nye County, Nevada, USA
Range	Toquima Range
Prominence	5,871 ft (1,790 m)^[2]
Coordinates	38°45′07″N, 116°55′36″W
Topo map	USGS Mount Jefferson (NV)
Easiest route	northwest ridge: hike

Mount Jefferson is the high point of the Toquima Range in north-central Nye County, in central Nevada in the western United States. It is located about 50 miles north of the community of Tonopah. Three distinct summits are located on a broad area of subalpine tundra: North Summit rises to 11,814 feet (3,601 m), Middle Summit to 11,686 feet (3,562 m), and South Summit to 11,949 feet (3,639 m).^[1] The higher elevations of this section of the Toquima Range are protected as the Alta Toquima Wilderness Area.

As the high point of a range which is well separated from other ranges by low basins, Mount Jefferson has a particularly high topographic prominence of 5,871 ft (1,790 m). This is the third highest in Nevada (after Charleston Peak and Wheeler Peak), and the 28th highest in the contiguous United States.^[2]

[edit] Reference

^ ^a ^b South Summit: NAVD88 elevation from the National Geodetic Survey datasheet
^ ^a ^b This uses the old (pre-NAVD88) elevation, but should be correct to within 30 ft (9 m). See Nevada's most prominent peaks on peaklist.org