Mount Blackburn is a massive, flat-topped mountain, high, standing just east of the
Scott Glacier where it surmounts the southwest end of
California Plateau California Plateau () is an undulating ice-covered plateau, long and from wide, which rises to at the eastern side of Scott Glacier. The plateau reaches a maximum height of in Mount Blackburn at the southern end. The northwestern side of the pl ...
and the
Watson Escarpment, in the
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic P ...
.
It was discovered by and named for
Quin A. Blackburn, geologist, leader of the
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...
geological party which sledged the length of Scott Glacier in December 1934.
See also
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Roaring Ridge
Roaring Ridge () is a long and outstanding spur that descends from the Watson Escarpment 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Blackburn. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–6 ...
- spur 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the mountain.
References
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Mountains of Marie Byrd Land
Queen Maud Mountains
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