2021 Map of Merced Peak

About this map

Yosemite National Park dominates this high-altitude landscape where the Mariposa and Madera county boundary line cuts across the peaks of the Clark Range. This area is defined by the headwaters of the Merced Wild and Scenic River and a dense network of glacial basins and alpine lakes, including Adair Lake and Red Devil Lake. The map illustrates a wilderness largely defined by its natural barriers and the trails that traverse them, such as the legendary John Muir Trl near Little Yosemite Valley. Significant granite features like Bunnell Point and Quartzite Peak rise above the drainage systems of Illilouette Cr and Gray Cr. The concentration of named peaks—culminating at Merced Peak and Red Peak—suggests a landscape primarily accessed for recreation and research rather than settlement or industry.