Mount Davis (California)

Mount Davis
Mount Davis is the peak on the right
Elevation	12,303 ft (3,750 m) NGVD 29[1]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section list [2]
Location
Location	Madera and Mono counties, California, USA
Range	Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	37°42′53″N 119°13′11″W / 37.7146546°N 119.2195877°W / 37.7146546; -119.2195877Coordinates: 37°42′53″N 119°13′11″W / 37.7146546°N 119.2195877°W / 37.7146546; -119.2195877[3]
Topo map	USGS Mount Ritter
Geology
Type	Granite
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Climbing
First ascent	1891 by Milton F. Davis [4]
Easiest route	Scramble with exposure, class 3 [5]

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.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Mount Davis, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13552. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 
2. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 
3. ^ "California". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:259099. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/d.html. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 
5. ^ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 108. ISBN 0-87156-147-6.