Wyeth Heights () is a rock heights rising to 1,335 m at the head of
Blaiklock Glacier
Blaiklock Glacier () is a glacier long, flowing north from Turnpike Bluff, then northwest to Mount Provender and Mount Lowe in the western part of the Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarcti ...
, forming the southeast extremity of
Otter Highlands
Otter Highlands () is a group of peaks and ridges extending NW-SE for 17 nautical miles (31 km) from Mount Lowe to Wyeth Heights, located west of Blaiklock Glacier and forming the west end of the Shackleton Range. Surveyed by the Commonweal ...
in western
Shackleton Range. The feature was surveyed by the
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
in 1957 and was photographed from the air by the
U.S. Navy in 1967. It was further surveyed by the
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
(BAS) from 1968 to 1971. It was named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
(UK-APC) after
Robert B. Wyeth, a BAS geologist on
Stonington Island from 1971 to 1973 who worked in the Shackleton Range in 1971.
Mountains of Coats Land
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