Mount Barrille

Mount Barrille
East face of Barrille with Japanese Couloir (left)
Highest point
Elevation	7,650 ft (2,330 m)[1]
Prominence	1,201 ft (366 m)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Dickey
Coordinates	62°58′00″N 150°43′17″W / 62.96667°N 150.72139°W / 62.96667; -150.72139[2]
Geography
Mount Barrille Location of Mount Barrille in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Matanuska-Susitna
Protected area	Denali National Park
Parent range	Alaska Range
Topo map	USGS Talkeetna D-2
Geology
Type of rock	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	July 20, 1957 by Fred Beckey and John Rupley
Easiest route	West face

Mount Barrille is a 7,650 ft (2,330 m) mountain summit located in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated 2,650 feet above the Ruth Glacier at the gateway to the Don Sheldon Amphitheater, or The Great Gorge, depending on direction of travel. Barrille is set 11.43 mi (18 km) southeast of Denali, 3.37 mi (5 km) west of The Mooses Tooth, 3.68 mi (6 km) east of The Rooster Comb, and 1.42 mi (2 km) north of Mount Dickey which is the nearest higher peak. The mountain was named by famed explorer Dr. Frederick Cook for Edward Barrill (1861–1946), a horse packer from Darby, Montana, who was his sole companion during his 1906 claim to be the first to climb Mount McKinley.^[3] The claim was later disproved, and in 1909 Barrill signed an affidavit stating that they had not reached the summit. Cook referred to his companion as Barrille in his accounts of the expedition, and Barrille remains as the official spelling used by the United States Geological Survey.^[4]