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
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[2]
Geography
LocationSierra County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Fillmore

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

References

  1. "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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