Mount Jefferson (Nevada)

Mount Jefferson
Cliffs on the east flanks of Mt. Jefferson
Elevation	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°W / 38.751965453; -116.926777789Coordinates: 38°45′07″N 116°55′36″W / 38.751965453°N 116.926777789°W / 38.751965453; -116.926777789[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

• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the United States

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Jefferson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3501. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
3. ^ "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.