Davidson Peak
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. 67 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).
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Wikidata Q22060807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,608 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 28 mi
67 named places within 25 miles
- Virgin River Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Mesquite Rodeo Grounds: 13.0 mi
- Thomas Leavitt Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
- Desert Rose Park: 14.5 mi
- Woodbury Park: 15.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound, Mile 111: 8.7 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 110: 8.8 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 16.7 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 17.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 11.2 mi
- The Ribbons: 12.5 mi
- Donkey History Museum: 15.2 mi
- Virgin Valley Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 22.5 mi
- Arizona, Nevada, Utah Tri-state Monument: 16.8 mi
- Walt Ray Memorial: 25.0 mi
- Rox: 18.9 mi
- Double Negative: 19.4 mi
- Jump: 20.9 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | SSE 150° | 2,422 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mormon Peak | WNW 299° | 2,254 m | 11.1 mi |
| Moapa Peak | WSW 250° | 1,955 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rust Peak | W 281° | 1,940 m | 10.5 mi |
| Garden Mountain | N 1° | 1,917 m | 24.9 mi |
| Blue Nose Peak | N 1° | 1,604 m | 23.8 mi |
| Jones Spring Point | NNE 18° | 1,163 m | 17.7 mi |
| Jumbled Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,159 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:22 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:45 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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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