Mount Johns

Mount Johns

Mount Johns (79°37′S 91°14′W / 79.617°S 91.233°W / -79.617; -91.233) is a solitary nunatak rising 90 m above the ice surface, about 50 nautical miles (90 km) west of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party on January 27, 1958, and named for Robert H. Johns (1932–58), an IGY Byrd Station meteorologist (1957) who died in the Arctic following his tour of duty at Byrd Station.

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