Gray Peak (California)
Gray Peak is an 11,573-foot-elevation (3,527 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Madera County of northern California, United States. It is situated in Yosemite National Park, approximately 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Yosemite Valley, 1.3 mile (2.1 km) north of Red Peak, and 1.5 mile (2.4 km) south-southeast of Mount Clark. Gray Peak is the fourth-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada.
| Gray Peak | |
|---|---|
At sunset, from WNW | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,573 ft (3,527 m) |
| Prominence | 573 ft (175 m) |
| Parent peak | Red Peak (11,699 ft) |
| Isolation | 1.46 mi (2.35 km) |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 37°40′25″N 119°25′07″W |
| Geography | |
Gray Peak Location in California Gray Peak Gray Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park Madera County California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada Clark Range |
| Topo map | USGS Merced Peak |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Type of rock | Metamorphic rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 Southwest slope |
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