Mount Jefferson (Nevada)

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Coordinates: 38°45′08″N 116°55′36″W / 38.7521535, -116.9267480

Mount Jefferson

Cliffs on the east flanks of Mt. Jefferson
Elevation 11,941 feet (3,640 m)[1]
Location Nye County, Nevada, USA
Range Toquima Range
Prominence 5,861 feet (1,786 m)[2]
Coordinates 38°45′08″N 116°55′36″W / 38.7521535, -116.9267480[3]
Topo map USGS Mount Jefferson
Easiest route northwest ridge: hike
Location of Mt. Jefferson within Nevada

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)[2], Middle Summit to 11,686 feet (3,562 m)[2], and South Summit to 11,941 feet (3,640 m).[1] During the Pleistocene, alpine glaciers eroded several cirques east of the summit plateau. 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 5,861 feet (1,786 m). This is the third greatest prominence in Nevada (after Charleston Peak and Wheeler Peak).[4]

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  1. ^ a b NGS Data Sheet for JEFF. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c Mount Jefferson, Nevada. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  3. ^ USGS GNIS: South Summit
  4. ^ Most Prominent Peaks in Nevada Counties. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.

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