Mount Reynolds () is a snow-capped
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 ...
, 1,130 m, marked by steep, rocky lower slopes, standing at the south side of
Violante Inlet
Violante Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet long, in an east–west direction, and wide, lying between Cape Fanning and Cape Herdman along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the U ...
, on 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 ...
. Discovered by members of the
United States Antarctic Service
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(USAS) in a flight from
East Base
East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The station was built as part of two US wintering expeditions – United States Antarctic Service Expe ...
on 30 December 1940. Named by the US-SCAN for Jeremiah (John)
N. Reynolds, longtime protagonist (1826–38) of American exploration and expansion in the Pacific and the Antarctic.
Mountains of Palmer Land
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