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Mount Davis is a prominent peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness on the Inyo National Forest and south of Yosemite National Park. The peak was named in honor of Lieutenant Milton Fennimore Davis, who was with the first troops detailed to guard Yosemite National Park. Davis was the first person to climb the peak.[5]

Mount Davis
Mount Davis is the peak on the right
Highest point
Elevation12,309 ft (3,752 m) NAVD 88[1]
ListingSierra Peaks Section[2]
Coordinates37°42′53″N 119°13′11″W[3]
Geography
LocationMadera and Mono counties, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Ritter
Geology
Age of rockCretaceous
Mountain typeGranite
Climbing
First ascent1891 by Milton F. Davis[4]
Easiest routeScramble, class 2[4]

References


  1. "Mount Davis, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  3. "Mount Davis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  4. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 395. ISBN 978-0898869712.
  5. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2010-01-06.


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