Mount Barnard (Alsek Ranges)

Mount Barnard, also named Boundary Peak 160, is a mountain in Alaska and British Columbia, located on the Canada–United States border, and part of the Alsek Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains.[2] In 1923 Boundary Peak 160 was named Mount Barnard in honour of Edward Chester Barnard, a U.S. Boundary Commissioner from 1915 to 1921 and chief topographer of the United States and Canada Boundary Survey from 1903 to 1915.[4] The first ascent of Mount Barnard was made on August 24, 1966, from the head of Tarr Inlet[5] by D. Kenyon King, Peter H. Robinson and David P. Johnston. The details on file with Peak Service at Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay National Monument, Gustavus, Alaska. [6]

Mount Barnard
Boundary Peak 160
Summit centered behind
Highest point
Elevation8,173 ft (2,491 m)[1]
Prominence3,678 ft (1,121 m)[1][2]
Listing
Coordinates59°06′07″N 136°58′12″W[3]
Geography
Mount Barnard is located in British Columbia
Mount Barnard
Mount Barnard
Mount Barnard (British Columbia)
Parent rangeAlsek Ranges
Topo map

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References

Mt. Barnard upper left corner, with Tarr Inlet
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