Mount Davis | |
Elevation Ft: | 12,309 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Listing: | Sierra Peaks Section[2] |
Location: | Madera and Mono counties, California, U.S. |
Map: | California#USA |
Map Size: | 240 |
Label Position: | below |
Range: | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
Coordinates: | 37.7147°N -119.2196°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Topo: | USGS Mount Ritter |
Type: | Granite |
Age: | Cretaceous |
First Ascent: | 1891 by Milton F. Davis[4] |
Easiest Route: | Scramble, |
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.[5]