Mount Clarence King facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Clarence King
Mount Clarence King Location in California Show map of California Mount Clarence King Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Highest point
Elevation	12,867+ ft (3922+ m) NAVD 88
Prominence	1,149 ft (350 m)
Parent peak	Mount Gould
Listing	SPS Emblem peak Western States Climbers Star peak
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.