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Davidson Peak

Davidson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Davidson Peak rises to 1,608 m in Nevada. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Summit, a peak 0.9 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

Davidson Peak is the tallest summit and the southernmost in the East Mormon Mountains, Nevada, United States. It rises to an elevation of 5,276 feet (1,608 meters).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q22060807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1608 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.89581, -114.32498

Overlooks nearby

76 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
Peaks: 16
  • The Summit: 0.9 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 5.5 mi
  • Moapa Peak: 7.4 mi
  • Rust Peak: 10.5 mi
  • Virgin Hill: 10.7 mi
Springs: 15
  • Peach Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Gourd Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Horse Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Abe Spring: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Mormon Mesa: 8.0 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 10.4 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 10.4 mi
  • Flat Top Mesa: 11.2 mi
  • Flat Top Mesa: 11.5 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Jump: 20.9 mi
  • Jump: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Logandale Trailhead: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Davidson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgin PeakSSE 150°2,422 m23.4 mi
Mormon PeakWNW 299°2,254 m11.1 mi
Moapa PeakWSW 250°1,955 m7.4 mi
Rust PeakW 281°1,940.052 m10.5 mi
Garden MountainN 1°1,917 m24.9 mi
Blue Nose PeakN 1°1,604 m23.8 mi
Jones Spring PointNNE 18°1,163 m17.7 mi
Jumbled MountainNNE 17°1,159 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1518:49
June solstice05:1919:2220:01
September equinox06:2618:0218:36
December solstice06:4715:4516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455056637382898778665344
Precip in0.80.90.60.30.10.10.30.70.40.60.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bunkerville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845422 — Davidson Peak, Lincoln County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551060

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