Mount Allen (Ellsworth Mountains)

Mount Allen' is a mountain (3,430 m) located 5.2 mi southeast of Mount Craddock in Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The peak surmounts Saltzman Glacier to the north, Kornicker Glacier to the southeast, Bolgrad Glacier to the southwest and Brook Glacier to the west. It was mapped by the USGS from surveys and USN air photos in 1957–59. It was named by the US-ACAN for Lt. Forrest M. Allen, USNR, the co-pilot on reconnaissance flights from Byrd Station, 1957–58. Mount Allen was first successfully climbed on December 26, 2012, by Pachi Ibarra, Ralf Laier and Todd Passey.

Mount Allen
Mount Allen is located in Antarctica
Mount Allen
Mount Allen
Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation3,430 m (11,250 ft)[1]
ListingMountains in Antarctica
Coordinates78°41′46″S 85°01′10″W[1]
Geography
LocationEllsworth Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeSentinel Range

Maps
  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References
  1. "Mount Allen". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. SCAR. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Allen (Ellsworth Mountains)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 


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