| Mount Clarence King | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,867+ ft (3922+ m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,149 ft (350 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Gould[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 36°50′00″N118°26′47″W / 36.8332691°N 118.4464872°W /36.8332691; -118.4464872[5] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Clarence King  Mount Clarence King | |
| Location | Fresno County,California,U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Clarence King |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1896 by Bolton C. Brown[6] |
| Easiest route | Technical,class 5.4[7] |
Mount Clarence King, located in the Kings Canyon National Park, is named forClarence King, who worked on theWhitney Survey, the first geological survey ofCalifornia. King later became the first chief of theUnited States Geological Survey.[6]
The Peak is located along King Spur, a sub-range of the California'sSierra Nevada. It is north ofMount Cotter, northeast of Gardiner Basin, and west of Sixty Lakes Basin and theJohn Muir Trail.[8] The first ascent was recorded by painter and lithographerBolton Brown.[9]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Mount Clarence King is located in analpine climate zone.[10]Weather fronts coming off the Pacific Ocean travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
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