Gray Peak (California)

Gray Peak
At sunset, from WNW
Highest point
Elevation11,573 ft (3,527 m)[1]
Prominence573 ft (175 m)[1]
Parent peakRed Peak (11,699 ft)[2]
Isolation1.46 mi (2.35 km)[2]
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates37°40′25″N 119°25′07″W / 37.6736678°N 119.4187464°W / 37.6736678; -119.4187464[3]
Geography
Gray Peak is located in California
Gray Peak
Gray Peak
Location in California
Gray Peak is located in the United States
Gray Peak
Gray Peak
Gray Peak (the United States)
LocationYosemite National Park
Madera County
California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Clark Range
Topo mapUSGS Merced Peak
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeMetamorphic rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[2] Southwest slope[4]

Gray Peak is an 11,573-foot-elevation (3,527 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Madera County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in Yosemite National Park, approximately 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Yosemite Valley, 1.3 mile (2.1 km) north of Red Peak, and 1.5 mile (2.4 km) south-southeast of Mount Clark. Gray Peak is the fourth-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Gray Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Gray Peak - 11,573' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. ^ a b "Gray Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference A Climber’s Guide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).