Parsons Peak

Parsons Peak
North aspect centered, from Tioga Road
Highest point
Elevation	12,153 ft (3,704 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	624 ft (190 m)[1]
Parent peak	Simmons Peak[1]
Listing	California county high points 8th
Coordinates	37°46′37″N 119°18′28″W[2]
Geography
Parsons Peak Location in California
Location	Madera and Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Cathedral Range Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Vogelsang Peak
Climbing
First ascent	Marion Randall Parsons, prior to 1931[3]
Easiest route	Easy scramble, class 2[3]

Parsons Peak is a mountain in Yosemite National Park and the Cathedral Range of California's Sierra Nevada. The peak, located on the Madera–Tuolumne county line, rises to an elevation of 12,153 feet (3,704 m). The mountain has a ridge extending northwest from the summit. On this ridge is a point, referred to as Parsons Peak-Northwest Ridge, which rises to an elevation of about 8,848 feet (2,697 m) and at this point the boundaries of Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Madera counties meet. This point is the highest point in Mariposa County.[4] The summit of Parsons Peak is just outside Mariposa County.

Most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow due to the very high elevation.[5]

The peak was named for Edward Taylor Parsons who for many years was a director of the Sierra Club.[6]

See also

• List of highest points in California by county
• Simmons Peak

References

1. "Parsons Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
2. "Parsons Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
3. Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 101, 335. ISBN 978-0871561473.
4. "Parsons Peak-Northwest Ridge, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
5. "Subsection M261Eo - Glaciated Batholith". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-17.