The Independence Hills () are a line of rugged hills and peaks, long, with mainly bare rock eastern slopes. They lie southeast of the

Marble Hills The Marble Hills () are a group of mainly ice-free hills in West Antarctica. They are located on the west side of Horseshoe Valley, between the Liberty Hills and Independence Hills in the southern part of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. T ...

and form the southern segment of the west wall of

Horseshoe Valley Horseshoe Valley may refer to: * Horseshoe Valley (Antarctica) * Horseshoe Valley (Peleliu) * Horseshoe Valley (Missouri) * Horseshoe Valley (North Dakota) * Horseshoe Valley (Nebraska) * Horseshoe Valley, North Dakota * Horseshoe Resort Ho ...

, in the

Heritage Range The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range is complex, consisting of scattered ridges and peaks of mod ...

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

. The Independence Hills were mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

from ground surveys and

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...

air photos, 1961–66. The name was applied by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

in association with the name "Heritage Range".

Features

Geographical features include:

* Morris Cliff * Mount Geissel *

Mount Shattuck Mount Shattuck () is a peak, 1,430 m, located at the south end of Independence Hills, about 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Redpath Peaks, in the Heritage Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for aviati ...

Mount Simmons Mount Simmons () is a mountain, 1,590 m, forming the north end of the Independence Hills, in the Heritage Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for aviation electronics technician Richard S. Simmons, U.S. ...

Patriot Hills Patriot Hills () is a line of rock hills 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of the north end of Independence Hills in Horseshoe Valley, Heritage Range, Western Antarctica. To the north of Patriot Hills ...

Redpath Peaks Redpath Peaks () is a cluster of low, snow-covered peaks lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Mount Shattuck and the Independence Hills, at the south extremity of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. They were named by the Advisory ...

References

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