Mount Barnard (California) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Barnard
A 3D image of Mount Whitney based on topographic data from NASA and World Imagery. Mount Barnard mount appears in the upper left.
Highest point
Elevation	13,996 ft (4,266 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	932 ft (284 m)
Parent peak	Mount Tyndall
Listing	Thirteener Sierra Peaks Section Western States Climbers Star peak
Geography
Mount Barnard Location in California Show map of California Mount Barnard Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Inyo / Tulare counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Williamson
Climbing
First ascent	September 25, 1892 by W. L. Hunter, John Hunter, William Hunter and C. Mulholland.
Easiest route	Easy scramble, class 2

Mount Barnard is a mountain in the U.S. state of California, and has the dubious distinction of being the highest thirteener, a peak between 13,000 and 13,999 feet (3,962 and 4,267 m) in elevation, in the United States. It is located on the Sierra Crest and straddles the boundary between Tulare and Inyo counties about 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Mount Williamson, the second-highest peak in the state; Mount Barnard is the twelfth-highest.

The first ascent was by W. L. Hunter, John Hunter, William Hunter and C. Mulholland on September 25, 1892. They named the peak in honor of E. E. Barnard, a noted astronomer.