Mount Fisher

Mount Fisher

Infobox Mountain
Name = Mount Fisher
Photo =
Caption =
Elevation = convert|4080|m|ft|0
Location = Antarctica
Range = Prince Olav Mountains
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|85|06|S|171|03|W|type:mountain|display=inline,title
Topographic

First ascent = | Easiest route =

Mount Fisher is a domed, snow-capped summit standing three km northwest of Mount Ray in the Prince Olav Mountains of Antarctica. The second highest peak of the range after Mount Wade (4,085m).

Discovered and photographed by Byrd on flights to the Queen Maud Mountains in November 1929, and named by him for the Fisher brothers, Detroit industrialists and contributors to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30.

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