Mount Clark
Mount Clark rises to 3,512 m in California. Mount Lyell stands 3,993 m to the east-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Obelisk Lake Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.5 miles off. 193 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Clark is a 11,527-foot (3,513 m) granite peak in the Clark Range, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada. It is a popular destination for mountaineers. Both the mountain and the range are named in honor of Galen Clark, an early explorer and the first guardian of Yosemite National Park. It was summited in 1866 by Clarence King and James Gardener of the US Geological Survey. Before it received its present name, it was known as Gothic Peak and then The Obelisk, the name used by the Whitney Survey. Obelisk Lake, at 9,853 feet (3,003 m) lies on the mountain's northeast flank.
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Wikidata Q3321760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,512 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 9 mi
- Lembert Dome · 14 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 18 mi
193 named places within 25 miles
- Obelisk Lake Peak: 0.9 mi
- Quartzite Peak: 1.3 mi
- Gray Peak: 1.7 mi
- Red Peak: 3.1 mi
- Bunnell Point: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Fall: 4.0 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Florence Falls: 5.7 mi
- Nevada Fall: 6.1 mi
- Silver Apron: 6.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 8.8 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 13.2 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 16.3 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 17.1 mi
- Devils Postpile: 19.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Diving Board: 6.9 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Glacier Point: 8.3 mi
- Women's Club Building: 8.2 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 8.3 mi
- World Heritage Site: 9.4 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 11.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 13.0 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 7.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 8.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 9.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 9.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 9.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 7.6 mi
- Moss Spring: 12.7 mi
- Black Spring: 12.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 13.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Summit Meadow: 12.4 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- El Portal Park: 19.6 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 19.8 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 24.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 24.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 24.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 11.7 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.5 mi
- free natural hot pool: 20.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
- Bennettville: 19.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Clark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lyell | ENE 71° | 3,993 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Maclure | ENE 68° | 3,933 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Florence | ENE 64° | 3,823 m | 6.8 mi |
| Simmons Peak | ENE 59° | 3,804 m | 8.6 mi |
| Electra Peak | E 86° | 3,792 m | 9.2 mi |
| Parsons Peak | NE 50° | 3,699 m | 8.6 mi |
| Foerster Peak | E 93° | 3,676 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Ansel Adams | E 89° | 3,605 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796070
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 7 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 8 mi
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