Mount Clarence King

Mount Clarence King
Mount Clarence King Fresno County, California, USA
Elevation	12,861 ft (3,920 m) [1]
Prominence	1,149 ft (350 m) [1]
Parent peak	Black Mountain [2]
Listing	SPS Emblem peak [3]
Location
Range	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	36°50′00″N 118°26′47″W / 36.8332691°N 118.4464872°W / 36.8332691; -118.4464872Coordinates: 36°50′00″N 118°26′47″W / 36.8332691°N 118.4464872°W / 36.8332691; -118.4464872[4]
Topo map	USGS Mount Clarence King
Climbing
First ascent	1896 by Bolton C. Brown [5]
Easiest route	Technical, class 5.4 [6]

Mount Clarence King, located in the Kings Canyon National Park, is named for Clarence King, who worked on the Whitney Survey, the first geological survey of California. King later became the first chief of the United States Geological Survey.^[5]

The Peak is located along King Spur, a sub-range of the California's Sierra Nevada. It is north of Mount Cotter, northeast of Gardiner Basin, and west of Sixty Lakes Basin and the John Muir Trail.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Clarence King, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2759. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
2. ^ "Whitney V. P1000s, California Mountain Atlas". Peaklist.org. http://www.PeakList.org/CAmtnatlas/P1000/tables/Whitney5.html. Retrieved 2009-01-18. 
3. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 
4. ^ "Mount Clarence King". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:258396. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkley: Wilderness Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3. 
6. ^ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 256. ISBN 0-87156-147-6. 
7. ^ USGS. Mount Clarence King quadrangle, CA (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=36.833269,-118.446487&z=14&t=T&marker0=36.833269,-118.446487,Mount%20Clarence%20King.