Mount Fillmore

Mount Fillmore
Mount Fillmore is located in California
Mount Fillmore
Mount Fillmore
Highest point
Elevation7,719 ft (2,353 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,675 ft (511 m)[1]
Coordinates39°43′49″N 120°51′09″W / 39.7301723°N 120.8524485°W / 39.7301723; -120.8524485[2]
Geography
LocationSierra County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Fillmore

Mount Fillmore is a mountain in the Plumas National Forest in Sierra County, California. It is 8 miles (13 km) northeast of La Porte and 12 miles (19 km) north of Downieville.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Fillmmore, California". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Mount Fillmore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 527. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 125.


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