Mount Davidson (Nevada)
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Mount Davidson is both the highest and most topographically prominent mountain in both Storey County, Nevada, and the Virginia Range. The mountain forms a backdrop for the mining boomtown of Virginia City which was built above the Comstock Lode silver strike.
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Mount Davidson | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,868 ft (2,398 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 2,704 ft (824 m)[2] |
Listing | Nevada County High Points 17th[2] |
Coordinates | 39°18′29″N 119°39′49″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Storey County, Nevada, U.S. |
Parent range | Virginia Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Davidson |
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Mount Davidson was named after Donald Davidson, a geologist.[3]
Mark Twain mentions a flag on Mount Davidson in his semi-autobiographical book Roughing It.[4] As of 2003 the flagpole was still standing.[5]