Merced Peak

Merced Peak
Merced Peak Merced County, California,  USA
Elevation	11,726 ft (3,574 m) [1]
Prominence	1,206 ft (368 m) [1]
Location
Range	Clark Range
Coordinates	37°38′07″N 119°23′41″W / 37.6352111°N 119.3945904°W / 37.6352111; -119.3945904Coordinates: 37°38′07″N 119°23′41″W / 37.6352111°N 119.3945904°W / 37.6352111; -119.3945904[2]
Topo map	USGS Merced Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	Class 2 scramble

Merced Peak , with an elevation of 11,726 feet (3,574 m), is the highest point in the Clark Range, just surpassing three other peaks Red Peak (11,699 feet), Grey Peak (11,573 feet), and Mount Clark (11,522 feet).

Merced Peak is located close to southern border of Yosemite National Park, in the proximity of the Ottoway Lakes and could be reached both from the Park or from Quartz Mountain, another mountainous structure from the larger Sierra Nevada range.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Merced Peak". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2640. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
2. ^ "Merced Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:253545. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 

External links

• Merced Peak on Summit Post
• Merced Peak on Climber.org
• Merced Peak on Sierra Club