Mount Alford

Mount Alford

Mount Alford (71°55′S 161°37′E / 71.917°S 161.617°E / -71.917; 161.617) is a flat-topped, ice-free mountain (1,480 m) at the south side of Boggs Valley in the Helliwell Hills. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Montague Alford, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Alford" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).