Clark Range (California)

For mountains of the same name in the Mojave Desert, see Clark Mountain Range.

Coordinates: 37°39′29.754″N 119°24′33.535″W / 37.658265°N 119.40931528°W / 37.658265; -119.40931528

Clark Range
Range
Clark Range from the north, November 2005
Country	United States
Region	California
Part of	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	37°39′29.754″N 119°24′33.535″W / 37.658265°N 119.40931528°W / 37.658265; -119.40931528
Highest point	Merced Peak
- elevation	11,726 ft (3,574 m)
- coordinates	37°43′0″N 119°22′12″W / 37.716667°N 119.37°W / 37.716667; -119.37
Geology	Metamorphic, Igneous

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.

The Clark Range is a subrange of California's Sierra Nevada in Yosemite National Park.^[1]

Geography

The range extends in a north-south direction from Quarzite Peak (37°43.0′N 119°25.5′W / 37.717°N 119.425°W / 37.717; -119.425) to Triple Divide Peak (37°38.0′N 119°22.2′W / 37.633°N 119.37°W / 37.633; -119.37) and separates the drainage basins of the Illilouette Creek from the uppermost portions of the Merced River. The range is named after Mount Clark, which was named after Galen Clark.

The highest peak in the range is Merced Peak at 11,726 feet (3,574 m).^[2]

Geology

Metamorphic rock composes most of the Clark Range, with the granite of Mount Clark's summit being the main exception.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Clark Range". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1658284. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
2. ^ "Merced Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2640. Retrieved 2008-01-27. 
3. ^ Secor, R.J.. The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails (2nd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. p. 378. ISBN 0-89886-625-1.