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Coordinates: 38°45′07″N 116°55′36″W / 38.751965453°N 116.926777789°W / 38.751965453; -116.926777789
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{{short description|Mountain in Nevada, United States}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Jefferson
| name = Mount Jefferson
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| photo_caption = View of the South Summit of Mt. Jefferson from [[Nevada State Route 376|SR 376]] near [[Round Mountain, Nevada|Round Mountain]]
| photo_caption = View of the South Summit of Mt. Jefferson from [[Nevada State Route 376|SR 376]] near [[Round Mountain, Nevada|Round Mountain]]
| elevation_ft = 11946<!-- NGS elevation is scaled -->
| elevation_ft = 11946<!-- NGS elevation is scaled -->
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=3501 |name=Mount Jefferson, Nevada |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref>
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=3501 |name=Mount Jefferson, Nevada |access-date=2013-01-19}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 5861
| prominence_ft = 5861
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| [[List of the most prominent summits of the United States|US most prominent peaks]] 71st
| [[List of the most prominent summits of the United States|US most prominent peaks]] 71st
| [[List of highest points in Nevada by county|Nevada County High Points]] 3rd<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=13205 |title=Nevada County High Points |accessdate=2016-04-01}}</ref>
| [[List of highest points in Nevada by county|Nevada County High Points]] 3rd<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=13205 |title=Nevada County High Points |access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>
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| location = [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| location = [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Mount Jefferson
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Mount Jefferson
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'''Mount Jefferson''' is the highest [[mountain]] in both the [[Toquima Range]] and [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]] in [[Nevada]], [[United States]]. It is the sixth highest mountain in the state.<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=21324 |name=Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks |accessdate=2014-10-22}}</ref> 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 {{convert|5861|ft|0}}. This makes it the most prominent peak in Nye County and the third most prominent peak in Nevada (after [[Mount Charleston|Charleston Peak]] and [[Wheeler Peak (Nevada)|Wheeler Peak]]).<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=41313 |name=Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence |accessdate=2014-10-23}}</ref> For similar reasons, it is also the highest mountain for over 90 miles in all directions.<ref name="pb"/> It is located about {{convert|50|mi|0}} northeast of the county seat of [[Tonopah, Nevada|Tonopah]] within the [[Alta Toquima Wilderness]] of the [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]], near the smaller towns of [[Carvers, Nevada|Carvers]] and [[Round Mountain, Nevada|Round Mountain]]. Three distinct summits are located on a broad area of subalpine [[tundra]]: North Summit rises to {{convert|11,820|ft|0}}<!--NAVD88-->,<ref>{{cite peakbagger |pid=3498 |name=Mount Jefferson-North Summit, Nevada |accessdate=2014-01-27}}</ref> Middle Summit to {{convert|11,692|ft|0}}<!--NAVD88-->,<ref>{{cite peakbagger |pid=3499 |name=Mount Jefferson-Middle Summit, Nevada |accessdate=2014-01-27}}</ref> and South Summit to {{convert|11949|ft|0}}.<ref name="ngs"/> During the [[Pleistocene]], alpine [[glacier]]s eroded several [[cirque]]s east of the summit plateau.
'''Mount Jefferson''' is the highest [[mountain]] in both the [[Toquima Range]] and [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]] in [[Nevada]], [[United States]]. It is the sixth highest mountain in the state.<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=21324 |name=Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks |access-date=2014-10-22}}</ref> 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 {{convert|5861|ft|0}}. This makes it the most prominent peak in Nye County and the third most prominent peak in Nevada (after [[Mount Charleston|Charleston Peak]] and [[Wheeler Peak (Nevada)|Wheeler Peak]]).<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=41313 |name=Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence |access-date=2014-10-23}}</ref> For similar reasons, it is also the highest mountain for over 90 miles in all directions.<ref name="pb"/> It is located about {{convert|50|mi|0}} northeast of the county seat of [[Tonopah, Nevada|Tonopah]] within the [[Alta Toquima Wilderness]] of the [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]], near the smaller towns of [[Carvers, Nevada|Carvers]] and [[Round Mountain, Nevada|Round Mountain]]. Three distinct summits are located on a broad area of subalpine [[tundra]]: North Summit rises to {{convert|11,820|ft|0}}<!--NAVD88-->,<ref>{{cite peakbagger |pid=3498 |name=Mount Jefferson-North Summit, Nevada |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> Middle Summit to {{convert|11,692|ft|0}}<!--NAVD88-->,<ref>{{cite peakbagger |pid=3499 |name=Mount Jefferson-Middle Summit, Nevada |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> and South Summit to {{convert|11949|ft|0}}.<ref name="ngs"/> During the [[Pleistocene]], alpine [[glacier]]s eroded several [[cirque]]s east of the summit plateau.


{{wide image|2014-10-19 13 14 54 Full 360 degree panorama from the edges of the south summit of Mount Jefferson, Nevada.jpg|1500px|align-cap=center|360-degree panorama from Mount Jefferson's South Summit|alt=Mount Jefferson view}}
{{wide image|2014-10-19 13 14 54 Full 360 degree panorama from the edges of the south summit of Mount Jefferson, Nevada.jpg|1500px|align-cap=center|360-degree panorama from Mount Jefferson's South Summit|alt=Mount Jefferson view}}

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Mt Jefferson (South Summit) 38.7495 N, 116.9272 W, Elevation: {{cvt|11568|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y

|Jan high F = 29.4
|Feb high F = 28.6
|Mar high F = 32.7
|Apr high F = 35.0
|May high F = 43.8
|Jun high F = 54.8
|Jul high F = 63.7
|Aug high F = 62.7
|Sep high F = 55.7
|Oct high F = 45.3
|Nov high F = 35.6
|Dec high F = 29.3

|Jan mean F = 20.3
|Feb mean F = 18.9
|Mar mean F = 22.3
|Apr mean F = 25.0
|May mean F = 33.3
|Jun mean F = 43.3
|Jul mean F = 51.5
|Aug mean F = 50.5
|Sep mean F = 44.0
|Oct mean F = 34.8
|Nov mean F = 26.2
|Dec mean F = 20.2

|Jan low F = 11.2
|Feb low F = 9.2
|Mar low F = 12.0
|Apr low F = 14.9
|May low F = 22.9
|Jun low F = 31.9
|Jul low F = 39.3
|Aug low F = 38.4
|Sep low F = 32.2
|Oct low F = 24.4
|Nov low F = 16.8
|Dec low F = 11.1

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.59
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.40
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.90
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.71
|May precipitation inch = 2.55
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.82
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.85
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.33
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.56
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.84
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.00
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.30

|source=PRISM Climate Group<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= October 2, 2023
|quote= 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.}}</ref>
}}



==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{commons category-inline|Mount Jefferson (Nevada)}}
* {{cite gnis |id=860575 |name=South Summit |accessdate=2008-11-22 }}
* {{cite gnis |id=860575 |name=South Summit |access-date=2008-11-22 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nevadawilderness.org/Library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=4 |title=Alta Toquima Wilderness |publisher=NevadaWilderness.org |accessdate=2008-04-04 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nevadawilderness.org/Library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=4 |title=Alta Toquima Wilderness |publisher=NevadaWilderness.org |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202625/http://www.nevadawilderness.org/Library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=4 |archive-date=2016-06-02 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/ |title=Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |accessdate=2011-05-07}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/fedlands/NV.pdf |title=Federal Lands and Indian Reservations in Nevada |publisher=[[National Atlas of the United States]] |accessdate=2011-05-07}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/ |title=Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |access-date=2011-05-07}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/fedlands/NV.pdf |title=Federal Lands and Indian Reservations in Nevada |publisher=[[National Atlas of the United States]] |access-date=2011-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910211437/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/fedlands/NV.pdf |archive-date=2013-09-10 }}

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[[Category:Landforms of Nye County, Nevada]]
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[[Category:Mountains of the Great Basin]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Great Basin]]
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 2 October 2023

For other mountains named Mount Jefferson, see List of peaks named Mount Jefferson.
Mount Jefferson
View of the South Summit of Mt. Jefferson from SR 376 near Round Mountain
Highest point
Elevation11,946 ft (3,641 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence5,861 ft (1,786 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates38°45′07″N 116°55′36″W / 38.751965453°N 116.926777789°W / 38.751965453; -116.926777789[3]
Geography
Mount Jefferson is located in Nevada
Mount Jefferson
Mount Jefferson
Nevada
LocationNye County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeToquima Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Jefferson
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom 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]

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
360-degree panorama from Mount Jefferson's South Summit

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Jefferson, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  2. ^ "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ^ a b "Jeff". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  4. ^ "Mount Jefferson". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  5. ^ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  6. ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  7. ^ "Mount Jefferson-North Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  8. ^ "Mount Jefferson-Middle Summit, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  9. ^ "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.

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