Mount Allen (Antarctica)

Mount Allen (Antarctica)
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.

Mount Allen (78°41′46″S 85°01′10″W / 78.69611°S 85.01944°W / -78.69611; -85.01944) is a mountain (3,430 m) located 5.2 mi southeast of Mount Craddock in the southern Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The peak surmounts Saltzman Glacier to the north, Kornicker Glacier to the southeast, Bolgrad Glacier to the southwest and Brook Glacier to the west. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1957-59. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Forrest M. Allen, USNR, co-pilot on reconnaissance flights from Byrd Station, 1957-58.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

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