Clark Range (California)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox mountain The Clark Range is a subrange of California's Sierra Nevada in Yosemite National Park.[1] Initially, the range was known as the "Merced Group" in early writings of Yosemite from Josiah Whitney and John Muir.[2][3]
Geography
The range extends in a north–south direction from Quartzite Peak (Template:Coord) to Triple Divide Peak (Template:Coord) 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 Template:Convert.[4] Second-highest is Red Peak, Template:Convert.
Geology
Metamorphic rock composes most of the Clark Range, with the granite of Mount Clark's summit being the main exception.[5]
References
- ↑ Template:Cite gnis
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Cite peakbagger
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".