Mount Clark (California)
| Mount Clark | |
|---|---|
West face from Glacier Point Road, January 2008. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,527 ft (3,513 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Parent peak | Gray Peak (11,573 ft) |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°41′47″N 119°25′43″W / 37.6963183°N 119.4284859°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Clark Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Merced Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1866 by Clarence King and James T. Gardiner |
| Easiest route | Rock climb, class 4 |
Mount Clark is a 11,527-foot (3,513 m) granite peak in the Clark Range, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada. It is a popular destination for mountaineers.
Both the mountain and the range are named in honor of Galen Clark, an early explorer and the first guardian of Yosemite National Park. It was summited in 1866 by Clarence King and James Gardener of the US Geological Survey. Before it received its present name, it was known as Gothic Peak and then The Obelisk, the name used by the Whitney Survey. Obelisk Lake, at 9,853 feet (3,003 m) lies on the mountain's northeast flank.