Clark Range (California)

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Clark Range
Range
Clark Range from the north, November 2005
Country	United States
Region	California

Part of	Sierra Nevada

Highest point	Merced Peak
- elevation	11,726 ft (3,574 m)
- coordinates	37°43′0″N 119°22′12″W / 37.71667, -119.37

Geology	Metamorphic, Igneous

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

The Clark Range is a subrange of California's Sierra Nevada in Yosemite National Park. It is a . It extends in a north-south direction from Quarzite Peak (37°43.0′N 119°25.5′W / 37.7167, -119.425) to Triple Divide Peak (37°38.0′N 119°22.2′W / 37.6333, -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).^[1] Metamorphic rock composes most of the range, with the granite of Mount Clark's summit being the main exception.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Merced Peak. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
^ Secor, R.J. [1999]. The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails, 2nd, Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 378. ISBN 0-89886-625-1.