Clark Range (California)

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

Clark Range
275px Clark Range from the north, November 2005
Highest point
Peak	Merced Peak
Elevation
Coordinates
Geography
Country	United States
State/Province	California
Range coordinates
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Geology
Type of rock	Metamorphic and Igneous

File:Clark Range west side winter.jpg

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.

Geography

The range extends in a north-south direction from Quarzite Peak () to Triple Divide Peak () 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.

File:The Clark Range. Yosemite National Park, California, USA.jpg

A panormic view of nearly the entire Clark Range, as shot from the summit of Vogelsang Peak just after 9am in late June.

The highest peak in the range is Merced Peak at 11,726 feet (3,574 m).

Geology

Metamorphic rock composes most of the Clark Range, with the granite of Mount Clark's summit being the main exception.