- Mount Jefferson (Nevada)
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Mount Jefferson
Cliffs on the east flanks of Mt. JeffersonElevation 11,949 ft (3,642 m) NAVD 88[1] Prominence 5,861 ft (1,786 m) [2] Location Nye County, Nevada, USA 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 11,814 feet (3,601 m)[2], Middle Summit to 11,686 feet (3,562 m)[2], 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).[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Jeff". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=JQ0584. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ a b c "Mount Jefferson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3501. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ "Most Prominent Peaks in Nevada Counties". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=41613. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
External links
- "South Summit". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:860575. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- "Mount Jefferson". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/152145. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- "Alta Toquima Wilderness". NevadaWilderness.org. http://www.nevadawilderness.org/Library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=4. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- "Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest". United States Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- "Federal Lands and Indian Reservations in Nevada". National Atlas of the United States. http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/fedlands/NV.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
Categories:- Mountains of Nevada
- Landforms of Nye County, Nevada
- Great Basin landforms
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Nevada geography stubs
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