Mount Davis (California)
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| Mount Davis | |
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Mount Davis is the peak on the right
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). NAVD 88[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section[1] |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Madera and Mono counties, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Ritter |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1891 by Milton F. Davis[4] |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 2[4] |
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.[5]
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