Merced Peak

Merced Peak
Merced Peak
Merced Peak

Location in California

Highest point
Elevation 11,731 ft (3,576 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,206 ft (368 m) [1]
Listing Sierra Peaks Section[2]
Coordinates 37°38′07″N 119°23′41″W / 37.6352111°N 119.3945904°W / 37.6352111; -119.3945904Coordinates: 37°38′07″N 119°23′41″W / 37.6352111°N 119.3945904°W / 37.6352111; -119.3945904 [3]
Geography
Location Merced County, California, U.S.
Parent range Clark Range
Topo map USGS Merced Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 2[2][4]

Merced Peak, with an elevation of 11,731 feet (3,576 m), is the highest point in the Clark Range,[1] just surpassing three other peaks; Red Peak (11,704 feet),[5] Gray Peak (11,578 feet),[6] and Mount Clark (11,527 feet).

Merced Peak is located close to southern border of Yosemite National Park, near the Ottoway Lakes. The summit can be approached from the Quartz Mountain Trailhead over Chiquito pass or from one of two trailheads on the road to Glacier Point.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Merced Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. 1 2 "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  3. ↑ "Merced Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. ↑ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 408–409. ISBN 9780898869712.
  5. ↑ "Red Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Gray Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  7. ↑ "Merced Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2012-03-08.


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