Mount Ellis

Mount Ellis
Mount Ellis
Elevation 2,330 m (7,644 ft)
Location
Location Antarctica
Range Darwin Mountains
Coordinates 79°52′S 156°14′E / 79.867°S 156.233°E / -79.867; 156.233Coordinates: 79°52′S 156°14′E / 79.867°S 156.233°E / -79.867; 156.233

Mount Ellis is the highest mountain, 2,330 m, of the Darwin Mountains, surmounting the northern edge of Midnight Plateau. Mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956–58). Named for M.R. Ellis, engineer with the CTAE, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the South Pole.

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