Clark Range (California)

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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 (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) to Triple Divide Peak (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) 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.

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Geology

Metamorphic rock composes most of the Clark Range, with the granite of Mount Clark's summit being the main exception.[5]

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