Parsons Peak
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Parsons Peak is a mountain in Yosemite National Park and the Cathedral Range of California's Sierra Nevada. The peak, located on the Madera–Tuolumne county line, rises to an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. The mountain has a ridge extending northwest from the summit. On this ridge is a point, referred to as Parsons Peak-Northwest Ridge, which rises to an elevation of about Script error: No such module "convert". and at this point the boundaries of Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Madera counties meet. This point is the highest point in Mariposa County.[1]
Most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow due to the very high elevation.[2]
The peak was named for Edward Taylor Parsons, who for many years was a director of the Sierra Club.[3]
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