Foerster Peak is a

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, broadly east of the

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area of

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. Foerster Peak is far, from any road, by over . Foerster Peak was named for Lewis Foerster,

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who was on duty in Yosemite in 1895. From most directions, Foerster Peak is a climb; some are —.

On Foerster Peak's locale

Foerster Peak is one of three

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listed peaks on along the boundary separating southeastern Yosemite from the

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. Foerster Peak is loosely southeast of

and

Clouds Rest 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 hig ...

, and is east of Mount Starr King. Foerster Peak is loosely northwest of

Electra Peak Electra Peak is a mountain, broadly in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park, if far, from the road. Electra Peak is the 14th highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. Electra Peak may have been named for a play called ''Electr ...

. It is southwest of

Mount Ansel Adams Mount Ansel Adams is a peak in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada of California with an elevation of 11,766 ft (3,586 m). The summit is in Yosemite National Park near the park's eastern boundary. It lies northeast of Foerster Peak and ...

, loosely northeast of Gray Peak, and Red Peak. It is loosely southeast of Mount Florence, southwest of Mount Lyell and Rodgers Peak, is west of

Mount Ritter Mount Ritter is the highest mountain in Madera County, California, in the Western United States, at an elevation of . It is also the highest and most prominent peak of its namesake, the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada in the Anse ...

, is northeast of

Merced Peak Merced Peak, with an elevation of , is the highest point in the Clark Range, just surpassing three other peaks; Red Peak (11,704 feet), Gray Peak (11,578 feet), and Mount Clark (11,527 feet). Merced Peak is located close to southern border ...

. Foerster Peak is also southeast of Lake Merced and Merced Lake High Sierra Camp, and Washburn Lake. Foerster Peak is east of Mount Clark. Quartzite Peak is nearby.

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On a hiking route, which passes through the area
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