Mount Jefferson (Nevada)

Mount Jefferson is the highest mountain in both the Toquima Range and Nye County in Nevada, United States. It is the sixth highest mountain in the state.[5] 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 makes it the most prominent peak in Nye County and the third most prominent peak in Nevada (after Charleston Peak and Wheeler Peak).[6] For similar reasons, it is also the highest mountain for over 90 miles in all directions.[1] It is located about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of the county seat of Tonopah within the Alta Toquima Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, near the smaller towns of Carvers and Round Mountain. Three distinct summits are located on a broad area of subalpine tundra: North Summit rises to 11,820 feet (3,603 m),[7] Middle Summit to 11,692 feet (3,564 m),[8] and South Summit to 11,949 feet (3,642 m).[3] During the Pleistocene, alpine glaciers eroded several cirques east of the summit plateau.

360-degree panorama from Mount Jefferson's South Summit

For other mountains named Mount Jefferson, see List of peaks named Mount Jefferson.

Mount Jefferson
View of the South Summit of Mt. Jefferson from SR 376 near Round Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	11,946 ft (3,641 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	5,861 ft (1,786 m) [1]
Listing	US most prominent peaks 71st Nevada County High Points 3rd[2]
Coordinates	38°45′07″N 116°55′36″W [3]
Geography
Mount Jefferson Nevada
Location	Nye County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range	Toquima Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Jefferson
Climbing
Easiest route	From Jefferson Summit near Meadow Canyon, a four-wheel drive road leads north to a trail which ascends directly to the Mount Jefferson South Summit, Hide class 1[4]

See also

• List of Ultras of the United States

References

1. "Mount Jefferson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
2. "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
3. "Jeff". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
4. "Mount Jefferson". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
5. "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
6. "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
7. "Mount Jefferson-North Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
8. "Mount Jefferson-Middle Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.

External links

• Media related to Mount Jefferson (Nevada) at Wikimedia Commons
• "South Summit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
• "Alta Toquima Wilderness". NevadaWilderness.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
• "Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
• "Federal Lands and Indian Reservations in Nevada" (PDF). National Atlas of the United States. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2011-05-07.