Mount Clarence King | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,867+ ft (3922+ m) NAVD 88 |
Prominence | 1,149 ft (350 m) |
Parent peak | Mount Gould |
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Coordinates | 36°50′00″N 118°26′47″W / 36.8332691°N 118.4464872°WCoordinates: 36°50′00″N 118°26′47″W / 36.8332691°N 118.4464872°W |
Geography | |
Location | Fresno County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Clarence King |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1896 by Bolton C. Brown |
Easiest route | Technical, class 5.4 |
Mount Clarence King, located in the Kings Canyon National Park, is named for Clarence King, who worked on the Whitney Survey, the first geological survey of California. King later became the first chief of the United States Geological Survey.
The Peak is located along King Spur, a sub-range of the California's Sierra Nevada. It is north of Mount Cotter, northeast of Gardiner Basin, and west of Sixty Lakes Basin and the John Muir Trail. The first ascent was recorded by painter and lithographer Bolton Brown.