| Mount Barnard | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13996 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 932 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Tyndall[2] |
| Location: | Inyo / Tulare counties, California, U.S. |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Map: | USA California#USA |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6284°N -118.3216°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Williamson |
| First Ascent: | 1892 by W. L. Hunter, John Hunter, William Hunter and C. Mulholland.[4] |
| Easiest Route: | Simple scramble, |
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 13000feetand13999feetft (andft) in elevation, in the United States. It is located on the Sierra Crest and straddles the boundary between Tulare and Inyo counties about 2miles southwest of Mount Williamson, the second-highest peak in the state; Mount Barnard is the twelfth-highest.[5] [6]
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.[4]