Mount Roots is a mainly snow-covered
mountain
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on
South Georgia, standing near the head of
Nordenskjold Glacier, ESE of
Mount Paget
Mount Paget is a summit of Allardyce Range on the South Atlantic/Antarctic island of South Georgia. It is the highest peak on the island, and also the highest peak in any territory under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom (excluding the Bri ...
. Its western peak rises to ; its eastern peak to . The mountain, fifth-highest on the island, is a prominent feature and presumably was known to whalers and sealers in South Georgia at an early date.
It was roughly surveyed in the period 1925–30 by
DI personnel, and resurveyed by the
SGS, 1951–52. Named by the
UK-APC
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for James W. Roots, a member of the SGS, 1951–52.
The first ascent was made by
British
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climbers Will Manners and Stuart Macdonald on the north buttress in January 2001.
Roots, Mount
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