Mount Barnard
Mount Barnard rises to 4,266 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the south-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Trojan Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
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.
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Wikidata Q6919623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4266 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Trojan Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Versteeg: 1.3 mi
- Mount Carl Heller: 1.7 mi
- Mount Williamson: 2.0 mi
- Mount Tyndall: 2.1 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 10.3 mi
- Boot Arch: 10.5 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 10.7 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 10.8 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 10.9 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 5.1 mi
- Boron Springs: 11.3 mi
- Tub Springs: 11.9 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 12.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 14.1 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 5.2 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 7.8 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 9.8 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 11.1 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 11.6 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 12.2 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 15.1 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 11.2 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 11.3 mi
- Kado's Garden: 11.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 9.4 mi
- Lathe Arch: 10.9 mi
- Mobius Arch: 10.9 mi
- Heart Arch: 11.0 mi
- Palette Arch: 11.8 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 4.8 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 11.0 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 11.8 mi
- Chocolate Block: 12.0 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 12.0 mi
- Merritt Park: 11.4 mi
- Independence Park: 13.6 mi
- Dehy Park: 13.9 mi
- Spainhower Park: 14.3 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 13.6 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 13.7 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 14.4 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 14.5 mi
- Kearsarge: 12.5 mi
- San Carlos: 16.3 mi
- Bend City: 16.9 mi
- Swansea: 24.3 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Paiute Mural: 11.4 mi
- Miss Alabama: 12.6 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 15.2 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 11.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Mount Barnard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SSE 155° | 4,419.6 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Williamson | NNE 17° | 4,383 m | 2.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SSE 155° | 4,361.2 m | 4.0 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SSE 155° | 4,341.7 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SSE 155° | 4,306.7 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Russell | SSE 147° | 4,296 m | 3.1 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SSE 156° | 4,289 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Langley | SSE 148° | 4,277 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796759
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