Scenery around the summit
The latitude and longitude coordinates (GPS waypoints) of the summit of Mount Davis are 39.786009 (North), -79.176802 (West), and the approximate elevation is 3213' (979 meters) above sea level. Mount Davis ranks 33rd in height on the list of highest natural points in each state. It is located in the Forbes State Forest in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
The high point was named for John Nelson Davis, an early settler, American Civil War veteran, surveyor, and naturalist known for his studies of the mountain's flora and fauna. During the Civil War, Davis served in Company e, 102nd Pennsylvania Infantry.
The summit road is a little over a mile from S. Wolf Rock Rd, the parking lot sits adjacent to the summit site.
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