Clark Range (California)

For mountains of the same name in the Mojave Desert, see Clark Mountain Range.
Clark Range
The range from the west, January 2008. Prominent peaks, from left to right, are Mount Clark, Gray Peak, and Red Peak; the bump on Clark's left side is Quartzite Peak.
Highest point
PeakMerced Peak
Elevation11,726 ft (3,574 m)
Coordinates37°43′0″N 119°22′12″W / 37.71667°N 119.37000°W / 37.71667; -119.37000
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Range coordinates37°40.5′N 119°24′W / 37.6750°N 119.400°W / 37.6750; -119.400
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Geology
Rock types

The Clark Range is a subrange of California's Sierra Nevada in Yosemite National Park.[1] Initially, the range was known as the "Merced Group" in early writings of Yosemite from Josiah Whitney and John Muir.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Clark Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. ^ "Merced Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  3. ^ Muir, John (1873-01-01). "January-May 1873, Yosemite Fall, Ice Cone, etc. Image 38". All John Muir Journals.