Mount Axtell
Elevation1272 m
RangePirrit Hills
ListingMountains in Antarctica
ContinentAntarctica
RegionEllsworth Land
Coordinates81°18′S 85°6′W
FetchwikidataALL

Mount Axtell is a low but distinctive rock peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southeast of Mount Tidd in the Pirrit Hills, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.[1] It was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth–Byrd Traverse Party, December 7, 1958, and named for William R. Axtell, Jr., U.S. Navy, cook at Ellsworth Station in 1958 who volunteered to accompany the traverse party.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mount Axtell Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
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