Mount Paterson is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
, 2,195 m, standing 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of
Mount Carse in the
Salvesen Range
The Salvesen Mountains or Salvesen Range is a mountain range on the southern tip of South Georgia, rising to a maximum elevation of . They were created 127 million years ago and are made mainly from granite. The Cretaceous granite is embedded into ...
of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
. Surveyed by the
South Georgia Survey (SGS) in the period 1951–57, and named for
Stanley B. Paterson, assistant surveyor of the SGS, 1955–56.
Mountains and hills of South Georgia
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