Mount Blackwelder (77°59′S 161°4′E) is a sharp, mainly ice-free peak in north Wilkniss Mountains, Victoria Land, rising to 2,340 m west of Vernier Valley and 10 km (6 mi) north of Pivot Peak.
Map of Mount Blackwelder, Antarctica
Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1947–59. Named by US-ACAN in 1984 after Lieutenant Commander Billy G. Blackwelder, U.S. Navy, Senior Helicopter Pilot, Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), Operation Deepfreeze, 1971–72 and 1975–77.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Blackwelder" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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