Merced Peak

Merced Peak
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Highest point
Elevation	11,731 ft (3,576 m)  NAVD 88
Prominence	1,206 ft (368 m)
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	37°38′07″N 119°23′41″W / 37.6352111°N 119.3945904°W / 37.6352111; -119.3945904Coordinates: 37°38′07″N 119°23′41″W / 37.6352111°N 119.3945904°W / 37.6352111; -119.3945904
Geography
Location	Merced County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Clark Range
Topo map	USGS Merced Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble, class 2

Merced Peak, with an elevation of 11,731 feet (3,576 m), is the highest point in the Clark Range, just surpassing three other peaks; Red Peak (11,704 feet),Gray Peak (11,578 feet), and Mount Clark (11,527 feet).

Merced Peak is located close to southern border of Yosemite National Park, near the Ottoway Lakes. The summit can be approached from the Quartz Mountain Trailhead over Chiquito pass or from one of two trailheads on the road to Glacier Point.

In 1871, Influential Scottish-American glaciologist John Muir discovered an active alpine glacier below Merced Peak, which helped his theories gain acceptance.