# Mount Axtell

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**Mount Axtell** is a low but distinctive rock [peak](/source/Summit_(topography)) 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southeast of [Mount Tidd](/source/Mount_Tidd) in the [Pirrit Hills](/source/Pirrit_Hills), [Ellsworth Land](/source/Ellsworth_Land), [Antarctica](/source/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](/source/U.S._Navy), cook at [Ellsworth Station](/source/Ellsworth_Station) in 1958 who volunteered to accompany the traverse party.[2]

## References

1. [Mount Axtell](https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/search_names_action.cfm?search_text=Mount+Axtell&feature_type_code=0&country_id=0&relic_options=include_relics&north=-45.0&south=-90.0&west=-180.0&east=180.0&search_near=&radius=0.5&gazetteers=SCAR&submit_btn=Start+search) [Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica](/source/Composite_Gazetteer_of_Antarctica)

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