Mount Harkness

Mount Harkness

Mount Harkness (86°4′S 150°36′W / 86.067°S 150.6°W / -86.067; -150.6) is a mountain, 1,900 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Organ Pipe Peaks and forming part of the east wall of Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named at that time by R. Admiral Byrd for Bruce Harkness, friend of Richard S. Russell, Jr., a member of that party.

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