Mount Davidson (Nevada)

Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson

Storey County, Nevada, U.S.

Elevation 7,868 ft (2,398 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,704 ft (824 m)[2]
Listing Nevada County High Points[2]
Location
Range Virginia Range
Coordinates 39°18′29″N 119°39′49″W / 39.308180633°N 119.663485353°WCoordinates: 39°18′29″N 119°39′49″W / 39.308180633°N 119.663485353°W[1]
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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Davidson". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.