Clouds Rest is a mountain in Yosemite National Park, located east-northeast of Yosemite Village, California. Although there are many peaks in the park having far greater elevation, the proximity of Clouds Rest to the valley gives it a very high degree of visual prominence.
| Clouds Rest | |
|---|---|
 The summit of Clouds Rest. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,930 ft (3,027 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 806 ft (246 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Tresidder Peak[3] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′04″N 119°29′21″W / 37.767853889°N 119.489226925°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Clouds Rest Location in California  Clouds Rest Clouds Rest (the United States) | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Tenaya Peak |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail hike, class 1[4] |
Geography
editThe summit can be reached by a 7.2-mile (11.6 km) trail hike from Tioga Pass Road or a 13-mile (21 km) trail hike from Happy Isles by way of Little Yosemite Valley. There are also several technical routes available.[6]
Clouds Rest is an arête; a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock formed when glaciers eroded away solid rock to form Tenaya Canyon and Little Yosemite Valley. The northwest face, mostly solid granite, rises 5,000 feet (1,520 m) above Tenaya Creek.
History
editLafayette H. Bunnell, a medical doctor with the Mariposa Battalion, notes that his party named the summit Clouds Rest because they returned to camp to avoid a snow storm after seeing "the clouds rapidly settling down to rest upon that mountain."[7]
Recreation
editThere are three main ways to access the summit of Clouds Rest; via the Sunrise Lakes Trailhead off of CA-120 (commonly known as the Northeast Ridge Route); via the Happy Isles Trailhead in Yosemite Valley (commonly known as the South Slope); or via the Northwest Face of the mountain.[8] The Sunrise Lakes Trail is a round trip hike of 14.5 miles (23.3 km) that begins at an elevation of 8,150 feet (2,480 m) and gains 1,776 feet (541 m) over 7.25 miles (11.67 km) to reach the summit at 9,926 feet (3,025 m). The summit has wide-ranging 360-degree panoramic views.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Clouds Rest". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Clouds Rest, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Clouds Rest". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ^ "Clouds Rest". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ Bunnell, Lafayette H. (1892). Discovery of the Yosemite (3rd ed.). OCLC 14454959.
- ^ "Cloud's Rest". IIAWT. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Clouds Rest". YosemiteHikes.com. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
External links
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- "Clouds Rest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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