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Mount McClintock

January 01, 1970

Mount McClintock (80°13′S 157°26′E / 80.217°S 157.433°E / -80.217; 157.433 (Mount McClintock)) is the highest mountain (3,490 m (11,450 ft)) in the Britannia Range in Antarctica, surmounting the south end of Forbes Ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) east of Mount Olympus.[2]

Mount McClintock
Mount McClintock
Highest point
Elevation3,490 m (11,450 ft)[1]
Prominence1,621 m (5,318 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates80°13′S 157°26′E / 80.217°S 157.433°E / -80.217; 157.433 (Mount McClintock)[1]
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeBritannia Range

Discovery and name edit

Mount McClintock was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE; 1901–04) and named for Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock, Royal Navy, a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition.[2]

Location edit

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Mount Olympus towards northeast

Mount McClintock is in the central Britannia Range to the east of Mount Olympus. Forbes Ridge extends north from the mountain to the east of Hinton Glacier. Dusky Ridge extends north between Hinton Glacier and Lieske Glacier. Johnstone Ridge extends north from Mount Olympus to the west of Lieske Glacier. Peckham Glacier flows south from Mount McClintock into Byrd Glacier. Mount Quackenbush is to the southwest, and Mount Aldrich is to the northeast.[3]

Western features edit

Features to the west of the mountain include:

Mount Olympus edit

80°13′S 156°46′E / 80.217°S 156.767°E / -80.217; 156.767. A rectangular, flat, ice-covered mountain over 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Mount Henderson. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), in association with nearby Byrd Glacier, after the Mount Olympus, flagship of United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd.[4]

Moore Pinnacle edit

80°13′00″S 156°49′00″E / 80.2166667°S 156.8166667°E / -80.2166667; 156.8166667 A solitary peak rising to 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) high in the south part of Mount Olympus. In association with Mount Olympus and Byrd Glacier, named after Captain R.R. Moore, United States Navy, commanding officer of USS Mount Olympus, flagship of United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd.[5]

Johnstone Ridge edit

80°08′S 156°40′E / 80.133°S 156.667°E / -80.133; 156.667. A mainly ice-free ridge, extending 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north from Mount Olympus toward the south side of Hatherton Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Graeme N. Johnstone, a member of the Byrd Substation auroral party, winter 1962, and the McMurdo Station winter party, 1964.[6]

Dusky Ridge edit

80°05′S 157°02′E / 80.083°S 157.033°E / -80.083; 157.033. An ice-free rock ridge, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide, between Lieske and Hinton Glaciers. Named "Dusky Mountains" by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) because of the lack of snow on its slopes. The name was amended to Dusky Ridge following remapping of the feature by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62.[7]

Dusky Ledge edit

80°02′00″S 156°57′00″E / 80.0333333°S 156.95°E / -80.0333333; 156.95. An area of relatively level exposed rock about 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) high that forms the north part of Dusky Ridge. Named by US-ACAN in association with Dusky Ridge.[8]

Forbes Ridge edit

80°09′S 157°30′E / 80.150°S 157.500°E / -80.150; 157.500. A ridge about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long in the Britannia Range, extending north from Mount McClintock along the east side of Hinton Glacier. Named by the US-ACAN for Robert B. Forbes of the University of Alaska, who made geological studies in the McMurdo Sound area with United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1955-56, and during the summer season, 1962-63.[9]

Berry Bastion edit

80°13′00″S 157°11′00″E / 80.2166667°S 157.1833333°E / -80.2166667; 157.1833333 A large, mostly ice-covered mountain with abrupt north facing rock cliffs. It rises to 3,144 metres (10,315 ft) high between Mount Olympus and Mount McClintock. Named by US-ACAN after M. John Berry, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, United States Department of the Interior, 1997-2000.[10]

Eastern features edit

Features to the east of the mountain include:

Dartmouth Peak edit

80°12′00″S 157°41′00″E / 80.2°S 157.6833333°E / -80.2; 157.6833333 A peak (3320|m}} high standing 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) east-northeast of Mount McClintock. Named by US-ACAN in association with HMS Britannia after Dartmouth, a seaport of Devonshire, England, on the west bank of the River Dart estuary. From 1863 until 1905, British naval cadets (including some officers of Robert Falcon Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04) received Royal Navy officer training in His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Britannia, then berthed at Dartmouth.[11]

Warburton Ledge edit

80°13′00″S 157°47′00″E / 80.2166667°S 157.7833333°E / -80.2166667; 157.7833333 A massive flat ridge about 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) high that is ice covered and steep sided, located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Mount McClintock. Named by US-ACAN after Joseph A. Warburton, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Reno, United States Antarctic Research Program (United States ArmyRP) scientist in charge of the RISP meteorological program, 1974-75 field season.[12]

Mount Askin edit

80°10′00″S 157°53′00″E / 80.1666667°S 157.8833333°E / -80.1666667; 157.8833333 About 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high flat-topped mountain between Mount McClintock and Mount Aldrich. Named by US-ACAN after Rosemary A. Askin, geologist, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, who, 1970-2000, worked in such diverse parts of Antarctica as Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, Victoria Land and the Transantarctic Mountains, including the general vicinity of this mountain.[13]

Icenhower Ridge edit

80°13′00″S 158°25′00″E / 80.2166667°S 158.4166667°E / -80.2166667; 158.4166667 A broad, mainly ice-covered ridge that rises to over 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high between Yancey Glacier and Sennet Glacier. Named by US-ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier and Sennet Glacier, after Commander Joseph B. Icenhower, United States Navy, captain of USS Sennet, a submarine (Central Group of Task Force 68) of United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard Byrd.[14]

Cohn Bluff edit

80°15′S 158°30′E / 80.25°S 158.5°E / -80.25; 158.5 A rock bluff about 400 metres (1,300 ft) high in the south part of Britannia Range. The bluff marks the south side of the terminus of Yancey Glacier at the juncture with Byrd Glacier. Named by US-ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier and Yancey Glacier, after Captain J.E. Cohn, United States Navy, captain of USS Yancey, a cargo ship of United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  2. ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 474.
  3. ^ Mount Olympus USGS.
  4. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 543.
  5. ^ Moore Pinnacle USGS.
  6. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 375.
  7. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 206.
  8. ^ Dusky Ledge USGS.
  9. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 250.
  10. ^ Berry Bastion USGS.
  11. ^ Dartmouth Peak USGS.
  12. ^ Warburton Ledge USGS.
  13. ^ Mount Askin USGS.
  14. ^ Icenhower Ridge USGS.
  15. ^ Cohn Bluff USGS.

Sources edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

January 01, 1970
mount, mcclintock, highest, mountain, britannia, range, antarctica, surmounting, south, forbes, ridge, nautical, miles, east, mount, olympus, antarcticahighest, pointelevation3, prominence1, listingultracoordinates80, geographylocationantarcticaparent, rangebr. Mount McClintock 80 13 S 157 26 E 80 217 S 157 433 E 80 217 157 433 Mount McClintock is the highest mountain 3 490 m 11 450 ft in the Britannia Range in Antarctica surmounting the south end of Forbes Ridge 6 nautical miles 11 km 6 9 mi east of Mount Olympus 2 Mount McClintockMount McClintockAntarcticaHighest pointElevation3 490 m 11 450 ft 1 Prominence1 621 m 5 318 ft 1 ListingUltraCoordinates80 13 S 157 26 E 80 217 S 157 433 E 80 217 157 433 Mount McClintock 1 GeographyLocationAntarcticaParent rangeBritannia Range Contents 1 Discovery and name 2 Location 3 Western features 3 1 Mount Olympus 3 2 Moore Pinnacle 3 3 Johnstone Ridge 3 4 Dusky Ridge 3 5 Dusky Ledge 3 6 Forbes Ridge 3 7 Berry Bastion 4 Eastern features 4 1 Dartmouth Peak 4 2 Warburton Ledge 4 3 Mount Askin 4 4 Icenhower Ridge 4 5 Cohn Bluff 5 References 6 SourcesDiscovery and name editMount McClintock was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition BrNAE 1901 04 and named for Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock Royal Navy a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition 2 Location editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp Mount Olympus towards northeast Mount McClintock is in the central Britannia Range to the east of Mount Olympus Forbes Ridge extends north from the mountain to the east of Hinton Glacier Dusky Ridge extends north between Hinton Glacier and Lieske Glacier Johnstone Ridge extends north from Mount Olympus to the west of Lieske Glacier Peckham Glacier flows south from Mount McClintock into Byrd Glacier Mount Quackenbush is to the southwest and Mount Aldrich is to the northeast 3 Western features editFeatures to the west of the mountain include Mount Olympus edit 80 13 S 156 46 E 80 217 S 156 767 E 80 217 156 767 A rectangular flat ice covered mountain over 2 400 metres 7 900 ft high standing 5 nautical miles 9 3 km 5 8 mi east of Mount Henderson Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN in association with nearby Byrd Glacier after the Mount Olympus flagship of United States Navy Operation Highjump 1946 47 led by Admiral Richard E Byrd 4 Moore Pinnacle edit 80 13 00 S 156 49 00 E 80 2166667 S 156 8166667 E 80 2166667 156 8166667 A solitary peak rising to 2 650 metres 8 690 ft high in the south part of Mount Olympus In association with Mount Olympus and Byrd Glacier named after Captain R R Moore United States Navy commanding officer of USS Mount Olympus flagship of United States Navy Operation Highjump 1946 47 led by Admiral Richard E Byrd 5 Johnstone Ridge edit 80 08 S 156 40 E 80 133 S 156 667 E 80 133 156 667 A mainly ice free ridge extending 7 nautical miles 13 km 8 1 mi north from Mount Olympus toward the south side of Hatherton Glacier Named by US ACAN for Graeme N Johnstone a member of the Byrd Substation auroral party winter 1962 and the McMurdo Station winter party 1964 6 Dusky Ridge edit 80 05 S 157 02 E 80 083 S 157 033 E 80 083 157 033 An ice free rock ridge 9 nautical miles 17 km 10 mi long and 2 nautical miles 3 7 km 2 3 mi wide between Lieske and Hinton Glaciers Named Dusky Mountains by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition CTAE 1956 58 because of the lack of snow on its slopes The name was amended to Dusky Ridge following remapping of the feature by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos 1960 62 7 Dusky Ledge edit 80 02 00 S 156 57 00 E 80 0333333 S 156 95 E 80 0333333 156 95 An area of relatively level exposed rock about 1 100 metres 3 600 ft high that forms the north part of Dusky Ridge Named by US ACAN in association with Dusky Ridge 8 Forbes Ridge edit 80 09 S 157 30 E 80 150 S 157 500 E 80 150 157 500 A ridge about 7 nautical miles 13 km 8 1 mi long in the Britannia Range extending north from Mount McClintock along the east side of Hinton Glacier Named by the US ACAN for Robert B Forbes of the University of Alaska who made geological studies in the McMurdo Sound area with United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1955 56 and during the summer season 1962 63 9 Berry Bastion edit 80 13 00 S 157 11 00 E 80 2166667 S 157 1833333 E 80 2166667 157 1833333 A large mostly ice covered mountain with abrupt north facing rock cliffs It rises to 3 144 metres 10 315 ft high between Mount Olympus and Mount McClintock Named by US ACAN after M John Berry Assistant Secretary for Policy Management and Budget United States Department of the Interior 1997 2000 10 Eastern features editFeatures to the east of the mountain include Dartmouth Peak edit 80 12 00 S 157 41 00 E 80 2 S 157 6833333 E 80 2 157 6833333 A peak 3320 m high standing 2 8 nautical miles 5 2 km 3 2 mi east northeast of Mount McClintock Named by US ACAN in association with HMS Britannia after Dartmouth a seaport of Devonshire England on the west bank of the River Dart estuary From 1863 until 1905 British naval cadets including some officers of Robert Falcon Scott s British National Antarctic Expedition 1901 04 received Royal Navy officer training in His Her Majesty s Ship HMS Britannia then berthed at Dartmouth 11 Warburton Ledge edit 80 13 00 S 157 47 00 E 80 2166667 S 157 7833333 E 80 2166667 157 7833333 A massive flat ridge about 3 200 metres 10 500 ft high that is ice covered and steep sided located 4 nautical miles 7 4 km 4 6 mi east of Mount McClintock Named by US ACAN after Joseph A Warburton Desert Research Institute University of Nevada Reno United States Antarctic Research Program United States ArmyRP scientist in charge of the RISP meteorological program 1974 75 field season 12 Mount Askin edit 80 10 00 S 157 53 00 E 80 1666667 S 157 8833333 E 80 1666667 157 8833333 About 3 000 metres 9 800 ft high flat topped mountain between Mount McClintock and Mount Aldrich Named by US ACAN after Rosemary A Askin geologist Byrd Polar Research Center Ohio State University who 1970 2000 worked in such diverse parts of Antarctica as Antarctic Peninsula South Shetland Islands Victoria Land and the Transantarctic Mountains including the general vicinity of this mountain 13 Icenhower Ridge edit 80 13 00 S 158 25 00 E 80 2166667 S 158 4166667 E 80 2166667 158 4166667 A broad mainly ice covered ridge that rises to over 1 600 metres 5 200 ft high between Yancey Glacier and Sennet Glacier Named by US ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier and Sennet Glacier after Commander Joseph B Icenhower United States Navy captain of USS Sennet a submarine Central Group of Task Force 68 of United States Navy Operation Highjump 1946 47 led by Admiral Richard Byrd 14 Cohn Bluff edit 80 15 S 158 30 E 80 25 S 158 5 E 80 25 158 5 A rock bluff about 400 metres 1 300 ft high in the south part of Britannia Range The bluff marks the south side of the terminus of Yancey Glacier at the juncture with Byrd Glacier Named by US ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier and Yancey Glacier after Captain J E Cohn United States Navy captain of USS Yancey a cargo ship of United States Navy Operation Highjump 1946 47 15 References edit a b c Antarctica Ultra Prominences Peaklist org Retrieved 2012 09 04 a b Alberts 1995 p 474 Mount Olympus USGS Alberts 1995 p 543 Moore Pinnacle USGS Alberts 1995 p 375 Alberts 1995 p 206 Dusky Ledge USGS Alberts 1995 p 250 Berry Bastion USGS Dartmouth Peak USGS Warburton Ledge USGS Mount Askin USGS Icenhower Ridge USGS Cohn Bluff USGS Sources editAlberts Fred G ed 1995 Geographic Names of the Antarctic PDF 2 ed United States Board on Geographic Names retrieved 2023 12 03 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names Berry Bastion Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Cohn Bluff Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Dartmouth Peak Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Dusky Ledge Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Icenhower Ridge Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Mount Askin Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Mount Olympus USGS United States Geologic Survey 1960 retrieved 2024 03 12 Moore Pinnacle Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Warburton Ledge Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount McClintock amp oldid 1213678035 Forbes Ridge, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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