Mount Geier () is the dominant, largely snow-covered peak in the northern part of

Schirmacher Massif Schirmacher Massif () is an island-like mountain massif in the east part of Palmer Land. The feature is surrounded by the flow of the Rankin Glacier, Rankin and Cline Glaciers, 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Rowley Massif. Mapped by United Sta ...

, near the east coast of

Palmer Land Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...

, Antarctica. It was 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, ...

(USGS) in 1974, and named 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 ...

for Frederick J. Geier, a topographic engineer with the USGS geological and mapping party to

Lassiter Coast The Lassiter Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula that extends from Cape Mackintosh to Cape Adams. The northern portion of this coast was discovered and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service ...

, 1969–70.

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