Clark Range (California)
The Clark Range is a subrange of California's Sierra Nevada in Yosemite National Park.[1]
| Clark Range | |
|---|---|
 Clark Range from the north, November 2005 | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Merced Peak |
| Elevation | 11,726 ft (3,574 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°43′0″N 119°22′12″W |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Range coordinates | 37°40.5′N 119°24′W |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Metamorphic and Igneous |
Geography
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 range extends in a north-south direction from Quartzite Peak (37°43.0′N 119°25.5′W) to Triple Divide Peak (37°38.0′N 119°22.2′W) 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]
gollark: No. It's too warm.
gollark: Separately: I doubt that no previous civilisation has ever thought that things were going particularly badly, and things are mostly fine and improving despite a lot of problems.
gollark: That's probably not true either.
gollark: If technological civilisation falls everyone dies, more or less.
gollark: Hardly.
References
- "Clark Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- "Merced Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- Secor, R.J. (1999). The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails (2nd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. p. 378. ISBN 0-89886-625-1.
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