Pilon Peak

Pilon Peak () is a prominent

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(1,880 m) standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of

Mount Works Mount Works () is a mountain, 1,780 m tall, rising just west of Horne Glacier and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Pilon Peak in the Everett Range, Concord Mountains Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (US ...

along the west side of

Horne Glacier Horne Glacier () is a valley glacier, long, draining southwest from the Everett Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier lies directly between Mount Works and Mount Calvin before entering the lower part of Greenwell Glacier. It was first ...

, in the

Everett Range Everett Range is a rugged, mainly ice-covered mountain range nearly long between Greenwell Glacier and Ebbe Glacier in northwest Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mountains of the range include Mount Regina (). These mountains lies situated on the Pen ...

Concord Mountains The Concord Mountains is a group name applied to a complex system of mountain ranges in northwest Victoria Land, Antarctica, comprising the Everett Range, Mirabito Range, King Range, Leitch Massif, East Quartzite Range and West Quartzite Range. It ...

. Mapped by

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(USGS) from ground surveys and

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air photos, 1960–62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Jerome R. Pilon, U.S. Navy,

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Antarctic Development Squadron Six Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins) was a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California with forwa ...

(1967–68), Executive Officer (1968–69), and Commanding Officer (1969–70). Commander Pilon served on the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names of the

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, 1976–78. Mountains of Victoria Land Pennell Coast {{VictoriaLand-geo-stub