Mount Davidson (Nevada)
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.
Mount Davidson was named after Donald Davidson, a geologist.
Mark Twain mentions a flag on Mount Davidson in his semi-autobiographical book Roughing It. As of 2003 the flagpole was still standing.
References
- ^ "Davidson". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Mount Davidson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 67.
- ^ Twain, Mark (1872). Roughing It. Project Gutenberg.
- ^ "Mount Davidson". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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