Mount Armytage
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
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Mount Armytage (76°02′S 160°45′E) is a dome-shaped mountain, 1,855 metres (6,086 ft) high, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) west of Mount Smith.[1] It is in the Prince Albert Mountains
| Mount Armytage | |
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 76°02′S 160°45′E |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region(s) | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Transantarctic Mountains |
Exploration and name
Mount Armytage was first charted by the Nimrod Expedition (1907–09) which named it for Bertram Armytage, a member of the expedition who was in charge of the ponies.[1]
Location
Shultz Peak lies at the end of a ridge running south from Mount Armytage. Beckett Nunatak and The Mitten are to the west of Mount Armytage.[2] The Mitten terminates in Thumb Point. Mount Joyce is to the north and the Ricker Hills to the northwest.[3] Mount Murray and the Mawson Glacier are to the southeast. The very isolated Reckling Peak is to the southwest.[2]
Features
Nearby features include:
Shultz Peak
76°10′S 160°51′E. A sharp peak 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of Mount Armytage, where it overlooks the north flank of Mawson Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1964 for Lieutenant Willard E. Shultz, United States Navy, supply officer at McMurdo Station, 1962.[4]
Beckett Nunatak
76°02′S 160°11′E. A flattish, mostly bare rock nunatak lying 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) west of Mount Armytage and south of Harbord Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1964 for W.T. Beckett, utilities man at McMurdo Station, 1963.[5]
The Mitten
75°59′S 160°30′E. Bare flat-topped mountain, which resembles a mitten when viewed from above, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Mount Armytage. Named by the Southern Party of the NZGSAE (1962-63) because of its shape.[6]
Thumb Point
75°58′S 160°28′E. A rock spur extending from the northwest side of The Mitten, a butte in the Prince Albert Mountains. Named by the Southern Party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, because the feature resembles the thumb on a mitten.[7]
