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Mount Davis

Mount Davis, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Davis rises to 3,740 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the south-southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Banner Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.

The story

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.

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Wikidata Q6920375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3740 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.71494, -119.21960

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 40
Springs: 25
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 15
Hot springs: 10
  • free natural hot pool: 10.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
Parks: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Perched Boulder: 9.3 mi
  • Devils Postpile: 9.6 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 17.7 mi
  • Indian Arch: 18.7 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 18.9 mi
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Mount Davis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterSSE 148°4,007 m2.1 mi
Mount LyellWNW 301°3,993 m3.3 mi
Kuna PeakN 5°3,958 m6.8 mi
Rodgers PeakWNW 289°3,956 m2.2 mi
Koip PeakN 8°3,954 m6.9 mi
Banner PeakSE 133°3,940 m1.9 mi
Mount MaclureWNW 301°3,933 m3.9 mi
Parker PeakNNE 16°3,919 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3619:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0916:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797499

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