Merced Peak | |
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Merced Peak
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Elevation | 11,726 ft (3,574 m) [1] |
Prominence | 1,206 ft (368 m) [1] |
Location | |
Range | Clark Range |
Coordinates | [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.