Mount Monson

Mount Monson

Mount Monson (77°31′S 143°31′W / 77.517°S 143.517°W / -77.517; -143.517) is the highest summit (1,155 m) in the Mackay Mountains, situated 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of Vivian Nunatak in the southwest part of the group, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65) Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Laurence C. Monson III, U.S. Navy Reserve, co-pilot of LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

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