Mount Herschel
| Mount Herschel | |
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View of Mount Herschel from Cape Hallett
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,335 m (10,942 ft) |
| Coordinates | 72°12′S 169°31′E / 72.200°S 169.517°ECoordinates: 72°12′S 169°31′E / 72.200°S 169.517°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Admiralty Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1967 by Sir Edmund Hillary and party |
Mount Herschel is a conspicuous peak standing 2.6 km (1.6 mi) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
The peak was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named this feature for Sir John F.W. Herschel, noted English astronomer.
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