Mount Fillmore Explained

Mount Fillmore
Elevation Ft:7719
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1675
Map:California
Map Size:208
Location:Sierra County, California, U.S.
Range:Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:39.7302°N -120.8524°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Mount Fillmore

Mount Fillmore is a mountain in the Plumas National Forest in Sierra County, California. It is northeast of La Porte and north of Downieville.[3]

Mount Fillmore was named for a naval officer.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 26164 . Mount Fillmmore, California.
  2. 260103 . Mount Fillmore.
  3. Book: Durham, David L. . California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State . Quill Driver Books . 1998 . 527 . 1-884995-14-4.
  4. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 125.