Mount Streich

Mount Streich

Mount Streich (78°9′S 158°53′E / 78.15°S 158.883°E / -78.15; 158.883) is a buttress-type mountain (2250 m) that rises above Skelton Icefalls midway between Angino Buttress and Portal Mountain. Named after Lieutenant Paul R. (Bob) Streich, one of the first pilots in US Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deepfreeze I and Ii, 1955-57. An "Otter" pilot, he flew from Little America V and provided aerial reconnaissance for the establishment of Byrd Station.

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