Topo map USGS Mount Davidson Prominence 824 m Parent range Virginia Range | Elevation 2,397 m Mountain range Virginia Range | |
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Listing Nevada County High Points 17th Location Storey County, Nevada, U.S. Similar Snow Valley Peak, Mount Grant, Granite Peak, Bunker Hill, Mount Rose | ||
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.
Map of Mt Davidson, Nevada 89440, USA
Mark Twain mentions a flag on Mount Davidson in his semi-autobiographical book Roughing It. As of 2003 the flagpole was still standing.
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Mount Davidson (Nevada) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA