Mount_Barnard_(Alsek_Ranges)

Mount Barnard (Alsek Ranges)

Mount Barnard (Alsek Ranges)

Mountain in Alaska and British Columbia

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]

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References

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    "Mount Barnard". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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    "Mount Barnard, British Columbia/Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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    "Mount Barnard". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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    "Mount Barnard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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    "Skagway - Forest Service" (PDF). USDA. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
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    North America, United States, Alaska, Mount Barnard, Glacier Bay Climbs And Expeditions
  • Mt. Barnard upper left corner, with Tarr Inlet
  • Mt. Barnard upper left, from southwest
  • Aerial view, camera pointed south
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