Mount Jefferson (Nevada)
| Mount Jefferson | |
|---|---|
 Cliffs on the east flanks of Mt. Jefferson | |
| Elevation | 11,949 ft (3,642 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 5,861 ft (1,786 m)[2] |
| Listing |
Ultra Nevada County High Points[2] |
| Location | |
  Mount Jefferson | |
| Location | Nye County, Nevada, U.S. |
| Range | Toquima Range |
| Coordinates | 38°45′07″N 116°55′36″W / 38.751965453°N 116.926777789°WCoordinates: 38°45′07″N 116°55′36″W / 38.751965453°N 116.926777789°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Jefferson |
| Climbing | |
| 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 (80 km) north of the town of Tonopah. Three distinct summits are located on a broad area of subalpine tundra: North Summit rises to 11,820 feet (3,603 m),[3] Middle Summit to 11,692 feet (3,564 m),[4] and South Summit to 11,949 feet (3,642 m).[1] During the Pleistocene, alpine glaciers eroded several cirques east of the summit plateau. Mount Jefferson is in the Toiyabe National Forest and the Alta Toquima Wilderness.
As the high point of a range which is well separated from other ranges by low basins, Mount Jefferson has a high topographic prominence of 5,861 feet (1,786 m). This is the third greatest prominence in Nevada (after Charleston Peak and Wheeler Peak).[5]
See also
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- List of Ultras of North America
- List of Ultras of the United States
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jeff". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mount Jefferson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "Mount Jefferson-North Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "Mount Jefferson-Middle Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "Most Prominent Peaks in Nevada Counties". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
External links
- "South Summit". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- "Mount Jefferson". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/152145. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- "Alta Toquima Wilderness". NevadaWilderness.org. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- "Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- "Federal Lands and Indian Reservations in Nevada". National Atlas of the United States. Retrieved 2011-05-07.