Mount Stierer () is a
mountain (1,080 m) rising 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northeast of
Mount Bellingshausen in the
Prince Albert Mountains,
Victoria Land. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and
U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–62. Named by
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 ...
(US-ACAN) after
Byron A. Stierer
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the ...
,
Airman First Class,
United States Air Force (USAF), a member of the
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Unit ...
wintering party, 1962.
Mountains of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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