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.
| 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 | |
| Coordinates | 38°45′07″N 116°55′36″W / 38.751965453°N 116.926777789°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] |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Mt Jefferson (South Summit) 38.7495 N, 116.9272 W, Elevation: 11,568 ft (3,526 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.4 (−1.4) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
32.7 (0.4) |
35.0 (1.7) |
43.8 (6.6) |
54.8 (12.7) |
63.7 (17.6) |
62.7 (17.1) |
55.7 (13.2) |
45.3 (7.4) |
35.6 (2.0) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
43.1 (6.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.3 (−6.5) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
33.3 (0.7) |
43.3 (6.3) |
51.5 (10.8) |
50.5 (10.3) |
44.0 (6.7) |
34.8 (1.6) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
32.5 (0.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.2 (−11.6) |
9.2 (−12.7) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
39.3 (4.1) |
38.4 (3.6) |
32.2 (0.1) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
16.8 (−8.4) |
11.1 (−11.6) |
22.0 (−5.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.59 (66) |
2.40 (61) |
2.90 (74) |
2.71 (69) |
2.55 (65) |
1.82 (46) |
1.85 (47) |
1.33 (34) |
1.56 (40) |
1.84 (47) |
2.00 (51) |
2.30 (58) |
25.85 (658) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Jefferson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ^ a b "Jeff". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "Mount Jefferson". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ^ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ "Mount Jefferson-North Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "Mount Jefferson-Middle Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
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Media related to Mount Jefferson (Nevada) at Wikimedia Commons- "South Summit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.
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